Virtual Clinics Offer Safe and Effective Abortion Care
New research demonstrates virtual clinics can provide safe and effective abortion care, which can increase access.
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The Importance of Just Asking
Two key understandings emerged from a recent study – the importance of simply asking a pregnant or postpartum person if they’re feeling depressed and the persistence of racial disparities.
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En-“suing” Medical Debt
Large health systems in Virginia changed their billing policies after receiving negative media attention.
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Harm at Home
A study analyzed the number of police reports for domestic violence in the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic in 77 distinct communities in Chicago.
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Life After Loss
The pandemic has underscored disenfranchised grief, or grief that is not “openly acknowledged, socially validated, or publicly mourned.”
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Tobacco Marketing Exposure Linked to Community Vulnerability
Young adults from vulnerable communities are more likely to be exposed to tobacco marketing in their daily lives than are young adults living elsewhere.
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What Did Grey’s Anatomy Teach You?
A popular television show increased public awareness of a sexual assault education and support resource.
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Taxi & For-Hire Vehicle Drivers, Stress, and Modifiable Health Behaviors
A recent study examined the relationship between perceived stress, demographic factors, and health behaviors in a sample of taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers.
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Five Years Later, Our Student Essay Contest Revisited
Paul Shafer announces our 2022 student essay contest and talks about what happened in health politics since his winning essay five years ago.
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identificaXion
Every state should offer an “X” designation and make the process of changing one’s gender marker easy and accessible.
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I’ll Call the Uber
Does the availability of ride sharing services change how people consume alcohol?
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Peter Mirandi
Peter Mirandi has more than 30 years of local public health experience in several Massachusetts communities.
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