This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Substantially more people in the United States with opioid use disorder are receiving evidence-based treatment for the disease, but there are still considerable gaps in care along racial lines, a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Summer is upon us and things are heating up, literally. That’s worrisome given the effect that heat has on human health, both on the body and the mind. The first…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women’s health tech companies struggled for years to convince investors just how massive the market potential could be. In 2020, they finally broke through: Funding for female-focused digital health startups–think…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The critical connection between water and health can be found in almost every aspect of our lives. For most, this link is the water from the taps in our homes,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As someone who studies immune responses to respiratory infections, I’ve watched news of the emerging coronavirus variants with concern. I wondered whether vaccination or previous infection would provide protection against…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Schools are closed. Entire regions are on lockdown. President Trump has declared a national emergency and is weighing stimulus measures to help companies weather the storm. Countries around the world are beginning to react to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Salem Health and Wellness Foundation was created with the proceeds from the sale of the nonprofit Memorial Hospital of Salem County when it was converted from nonprofit to for-profit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After Uganda’s health minister received a COVID-19 vaccine in March, a widely-circulated tweet claimed that the syringe was empty and did not pierce her skin. In actuality, while Jane Ruth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sexual minorities in the U.S. military—lesbian, gay, bisexual, and others who don’t identify as heterosexual—represent about 12 percent of the active-duty population. But according to our new research, they account for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Warnings of another severe wildfire season abound, as do efforts to reduce the risk of ignition. Yet few people take precautions against wildfire smoke, experts say. On the heels of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Linda Goler Blount joined the Black Women’s Health Imperative, the first nonprofit organization created by Black women to help protect and advance the health and wellness of Black women and girls,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A culture of blame on maternity wards in England is holding back improvements in safety and leading to preventable infant deaths, a report from a group of MPs has found. The…