Up in Flames
Projection maps show that the threat of wildfires will only escalate due to climate change, and the disruption goes beyond acreage destroyed.
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Weed This: The Marijuana Alternative to Opioids
Did state medical marijuana laws change opioid prescribing?
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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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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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Broken Bridges, Digital Divides
Broadband divides within urban areas further increase the social exclusion of marginalized communities, exacerbating the lack of educational, economic and social opportunity.
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Quality Over Quantity
Researchers analyzed hospital advertising expenditures and quality of hospital care between 2008 and 2016.
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Re-imagining Food Deserts
Full-service independent grocers impact analysis of urban food deserts, and should not be overlooked.
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What’s for Lunch?
Changes in school nutrition standards did not change levels of fruit and vegetable consumption. However, both sugar consumption and obesity prevalence decreased.
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One City’s Happy Ending
A team studied birth outcomes in Oakdale, Minnesota, before and after a 2006 water filtration facility was built to manage drinking water contaminated with high PFAS levels.
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