By Aaron Bolton, MTPR and KFF Health News Missoula is one of Montana’s largest cities but is surrounded by rural mountain communities where cattle ranching is king. Despite the latitude and altitude, in recent years this region has experienced punishing … Continued
By Shalina Chatlani, Stateline.org Mercedes Dodge was raised by first-generation immigrant parents from Peru in a modest home in a rural part of southeastern Texas, where there weren’t many health care providers. Sometimes they had to travel to Houston, over … Continued
Research is revealing intriguing clues about how pregnancy changes the brain. Studies scanning women’s brains before and after pregnancy have found that certain brain networks, especially those involved in social and emotional processing, shrink during pregnancy, possibly undergoing a fine-tuning … Continued
By DAN MERICA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit political campaigns and outside political groups from using artificial intelligence to misrepresent the views of their rivals by pretending to be … Continued
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — The election director in Cobb County, an Atlanta suburb where votes will be fiercely contested in this year’s presidential race, recently organized a five-hour training session. The focus wasn’t solely … Continued
Justin Papp | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call A group of former members of Congress wants action before the end of this session on legislation barring lawmakers from owning or trading individual stocks. The former lawmakers, organized by Issue One, a Washington-based political reform group, … Continued