Drew Hawkins
Health Equity Reporter - Gulf States Newsroom[Copyright 2024 WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio]
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Alabama will use settlement money from opioid-related lawsuits to help grandparents who are raising their grandchildren because the parents died or are still struggling with addiction.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe hears the latest on the shooting from Gulf States Newsroom reporter Drew Hawkins.
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Notable weather events are known by their names. Take Hurricane Sandy or the Thomas Fire. But what about heat waves? We hear from scientists advocating for names in an effort to save lives.
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Playing outside can now become dangerous as climate change fuels longer and more intense heat waves. Camps in Louisiana are making adjustments to deal with higher temperatures this summer.
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Government Help Fueling Highest Growth in Healthcare Coverage in States Rejecting Medicaid ExpansionTotal enrollment in the U.S. nearly doubled since 2020, reaching a record 21 million people. -
Several Southern legislatures seriously considered full Medicaid expansion this year to get health insurance for hundreds of thousands of low income residents, but in the end they all failed.
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Cold weather is gumbo season and the traditional New Orleans dish can also give us a unique look at inflation.
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There's a new federal fund to address highways that cut through minority and low-income neighborhoods, like New Orleans' Claiborne Expressway. But should the noisy highway be upgraded, or moved away? -
There's a federal fund to address highways that cut through minority and low-income neighborhoods, like the Claiborne Expressway in New Orleans. But should the noisy highway be upgraded or moved away?
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With dangerously high temperatures across the country, hospitals are seeing more people with potentially deadly heat illness. A southern city is coping with what may be the new summer medical reality.
