
Locking Up Disabilities
U.S. prisons incarcerate roughly 1.2 million people, and almost two-thirds of the prison population report living with a disability.
...moreU.S. prisons incarcerate roughly 1.2 million people, and almost two-thirds of the prison population report living with a disability.
...moreSondra Crosby is a professor at Boston University School of Public Health and School of Medicine. She is internationally recognized as a medical expert in the evaluation and documentation of torture.
...moreDistance to treatment facilities is a considerable problem for substance use recovery, regardless of age. But the impact of this distance may be felt more by older adults.
...moreKatherine Flegal is a consulting professor at Stanford University and is one of the most highly cited researchers in obesity epidemiology.
...moreRoughly 42% of U.S. adults experience weight discrimination, yet Michigan is the only state where discrimination based on weight is illegal.
...moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented time of uncertainty, and inadequate language services have blindfolded millions of people across the country.
...moreIs cancer considered a medical exception in abortion bans? It’s unclear, and people in anti-abortion states are now left with few choices.
...moreWhile many study participants described professional interactions with police in emergency room settings, others noted concerns about officers interrupting care and breaching patient privacy rights.
...moreFive years after the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, residents show high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
...moreIsabel Morgan is the director of Birth Equity Research Scholars at the National Birth Equity Collaborative. She is also a PhD candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, studying infertility epidemiology and equitable access to fertility treatment.
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