Bibb Medical Center in rural Bibb County, Alabama, has figured out a way not only to keep its emergency room open, but to transform itself into a thriving healthcare system. Their success comes at a time when rural hospitals are closing or in t

Baltimore cut infant mortality and helped moms thrive, too

May 19th, 2021 17m 25s

In 2009, when infant mortality rates were going down in most places, Baltimore’s infant mortality rate spiked to its highest ever. For white babies, the rate was 3.5 per 1000. For African American babies, 18. Black mothers were dying at higher

To make pregnancy and childbirth safer, combat chronic disease

Jun 15th, 2020 17m 54s

Rising rates of chronic disease before pregnancy mean women are facing more health risks while they’re pregnant and when they deliver. A new initiative led by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi is helping women get healthier first and work

A new approach to curbing the opioid epidemic, right in the ER

Aug 23rd, 2019 8m 1s

Overdose survivors come through this busy Newark ER nearly every day, many of them returning patients. Doctors and nurses don’t always have the time or resources to connect patients right away to addiction treatment. Horizon Blue Cross and Blue

Using telemedicine to improve rural women’s health and save babies’ lives

Aug 23rd, 2019 7m 29s

In some rural Tennessee counties, infant mortality rates are as high as they are in many third world countries. Part of the reason: a lack of access to the right healthcare. Rural women facing high risk pregnancies miss out on the specialty car

Helping rural Nebraska grow – and keep – its own doctors

Aug 23rd, 2019 5m 58s

Rural America is struggling to attract and keep doctors. One reason: most doctors end up practicing where they train, which is usually in a metropolitan area. What's more, many rural hospitals are closing. Add to that the fact that some rural r

Writing a new health story in four Newark ZIP codes

Aug 23rd, 2019 5m 29s

In Newark, New Jersey’s South Ward neighborhood, chronic health conditions are cutting lives short. In the hardest hit ZIP codes, healthy food, convenient transportation and primary care doctors are hard to come by. Many people go the emergency

How to stop an opioid overdose on the construction site

Aug 23rd, 2019 7m 22s

Construction workers in Massachusetts are six times more likely to die from an opioid overdose than workers in any other profession. Overdoses are even happening more and more on the job. Who do you bring to the table to tackle a problem like t

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