Summer Publishing Break
Read on for our top 10 posts of the year so far.
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Aging Out into Adulthood
A researcher examined how disability among children aging out of the foster care system affects their likelihood of experiencing incarceration, homelessness, childbearing, and substance misuse.
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Prescription Subscription
Use of Hepatitis C virus medications increased dramatically under subscription-based payment model agreements.
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Not Mint to Be
A simulation study measured the potential impact a ban on menthol cigarettes and vaping products would have on smoking rates.
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Common Myths About Obesity
Misinformation leads to ill-advised public health approaches to treating obesity.
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Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits: The Backlog Problem
The rape kit backlog comprises thousands of untested evidence kits stored in police departments and crime labs across the United States.
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Something Lost, Nothing Gained
PHP fellows and editors analyze how the decision to overturn federal abortion protection rolls back reproductive rights and affects health.
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Evicting Health
Eviction affects health care coverage and use in the short term, and may have longer term implications.
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No Health Without Mental Health
Are depression and/or anxiety associated with higher rates of accumulating chronic conditions than having neither condition?
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Troubling Industry
More than 90% of participants surveyed about their experience at a facility for troubled teens rated their experiences there as negative or very negative.
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Discriminatory Housing Practices and Food Environment Disparities
Researchers analyzed three types of discriminatory housing practices to understand how they interact with one another and the impact they have on food access.
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COVID-19 and Adolescent Suicide Deaths
Suicide deaths among U.S. adolescents increased during the pandemic, particularly among Black youth.
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Dream Disparities
The percentage of people getting less that seven hours sleep per night increased significantly from 2004-2018, particularly for Black people.
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