How the ‘test to treat’ initiative aims to get ahead of the next Going into the third year of the pandemic, public health experts are developing strategies to work within…
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In 2017, our analysis of medical copays in prisons across the country brought to light the common but utterly backwards practice of charging incarcerated people unaffordable fees for their health care. At…
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No one gave a second thought to the safety of dining out before the pandemic. Fast-forward to today, and it’s normal to wonder whether there is a city, state or…
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By using county-level data, researchers have found that different demographic groups are vulnerable to COVID-19 in different ways—often depending on their geographic location. What they discovered was that not all…
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About half of Montana schools that had tested their water by mid-February under a new state rule had high levels of lead, according to state data. But the full picture…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea The total treatment costs for American Indian and Alaska Native older adults with dementia are US$2,943…
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Click here for more.On Tuesday, legislators in Kansas allowed the state’s Covid-19 disaster emergency declaration to expire. In doing so, Kansas joined a growing number of states halting pandemic-related aid programs before the federal cutoff…
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The Urban Institute collaborated with the National Birth Equity Collaborative, a national nonprofit organization that creates solutions that optimize Black maternal and infant health, to produce a research brief that…
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More than 75 percent of the U.S. population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. But throughout the pandemic, communities of color have seen lower rates of…
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Click here for more.Nurses of color are suffering disproportionately from emotional distress, induced by fears COVID-19 has engendered and reactions to workplace racism. Researchers are calling the phenomenon a “dual pandemic” because of…
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Despite strong evidence that medication is the most effective treatment for opioid use disorder, adolescents and most adults who might benefit from treatment report no medication use, according to a…
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Click here for more.Artificial intelligence holds great promise for improving human health by helping doctors make accurate diagnoses and treatment decisions. It can also lead to discrimination that can harm minorities, women and…