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Some 39% of households in the largest metro areas are represented by householders of color, but 53% of households that lack complete plumbing are represented by householders of color, finds new research.

Piped, in-home water isn’t universal, and people of color are disproportionately more likely than white Americans to lack piped water, finds new research in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences.

Medicare Part D is an optional program to help people enrolled in the federal health program pay for prescription drugs. With annual expenses running to about $100 billion last year, it is the dominant insurer in the U.S. pharmaceutical market.

Whether a state’s population is fully represented in the House is based on census collection practices dating back centuries. The number of House seats a state gets will affect its sway in coming presidential elections.

In the last of his Election Beat 2020 columns, Thomas E. Patterson argues that the Republican Party is in trouble.

New research in Science delves into the rise of political sectarianism in America -- and how to fix it.

How could America’s news outlets, our guardians of the truth, be a big source of misinformation? Thomas E. Patterson explains.

The national media will call or project winners for thousands of races across the country after Election Day 2020. Here’s how they’ll do it.

Several studies published in recent years have examined the scope of telemedicine use within the addiction treatment field as well as outcomes related to specific telemedicine interventions and patient groups.