Without Planned Parenthood, Texas Medicaid Patients Lose Access to Reproductive Care
In 2021, Planned Parenthood was terminated from Texas’ Medicaid Network, limiting the most marginalized patients’ access to reproductive care.
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Sasha Zhou
Sasha Zhou, assistant professor at Wayne State University and a member of the leadership team at the Healthy Minds Network, discusses the current state of mental health among college students and how we can better support this population.
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Disability Among Transgender Adults
Transgender adults are more likely to report a disability than their cisgender counterparts, likely as a result of chronic stress.
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Donna Benton
Donna Benton, research associate professor at the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and director of the Family Caregiver Support Center, discusses how we can better support caregivers and the individuals they care for.
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Health Insurance Is Critical in Reducing Disparities in Childhood Cancer Survival
Black children and adolescents experience inferior childhood cancer survival compared to White children, with those on private insurance experiencing greater risk of death than those enrolled in Medicaid.
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Panic! In the Poultry Aisle
Misinformation surrounding avian flu has fueled food-related panic, with many believing that food safety would be compromised if avian flu got into American poultry.
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Guns and Getting Your Houses in Order
In Philadelphia, neighborhoods with abandoned houses that underwent full remediation and clean up experienced lower instances of gun violence and weapons violations.
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Donald Warne
Donald Warne, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, discusses pressing health concerns facing Indigenous populations and his journey to open the first Indigenous-focused school of medicine.
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Blotchy Excuses: MMR Vaccine Exemptions
After the state of Washington eliminated personal belief exemptions for the MMR vaccine series in 2019, the rate of students with a religious exemption for any required vaccine increased.
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Anxiety to Action: Inspiring Climate Activism
While many Americans identify climate change as a major concern, few actually take action, citing a lack of skills and knowledge as significant barriers.
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Something In the Water
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater surveillance has emerged as an essential tool for determining where to allocate resources before a viral outbreak emerges.
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