This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New data on health across the U.S. shows that high housing costs are harming Americans’ health – and that some communities are affected more than others. The 2019 County Health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Traumatic injury, or sudden physical injury requiring immediate medical attention, is an epidemic in the United States. It affects individuals of all ages, races and societal classes and accounts for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Years of research tell us there are many influences on young people’s physical activity (PA), including psychological, social, educational, and environmental. Researchers have evaluated interventions focused on these factors and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 brought with it a new awareness of the fragility of America’s health industry and the limited support system that is available for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020, Indigenous communities in the Canadian province of Manitoba were quick to respond. “When it came to movement, a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The Big Idea The Food and Drug Administration provides less stringent oversight of overseas research trials used in deciding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nurses stepped up to the challenge of caring for patients during the pandemic, and over 1,150 of us have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. As cases and deaths surge,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the vaccines against Covid-19 first started rolling out less than a year ago, there was widespread hope that it signaled the beginning of the end of the pandemic. As we head…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite ample vaccine supplies, outbreaks among unvaccinated populations in the US and the appearance of the Delta variant promote infection in fully vaccinated individuals. These breakthrough infections must be carefully…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For years, a dangerous salmonella strain has sickened thousands and continues to spread through the chicken industry. The USDA knows about it. So do the companies. And yet, contaminated meat…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In July 2021, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presentation obtained by the press noted that the delta variant of COVID-19 “is as transmissible as chickenpox.” As some researchers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. India bears the largest share of neonatal and child deaths, and the second-largest share of maternal deaths globally. While the country has made considerable progress in reducing mortality rates, it will have to significantly accelerate progress…