When a Pill Isn’t Best for What Ails You
De-implementing potentially harmful or rarely needed medical practices, devices, and medications benefits all of us, our families, and our communities.
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The Greening of Vacant Lots
In a reversal of the broken window theory, greened lots restored a sense of pride and belonging to neighborhoods, discouraging crime and gun violence.
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When Airplanes Sing Too Loudly
New research has ignited concerns beyond annoyance to health effects of transportation noise, calling for updates to the national aviation noise policy.
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Too Stressed for Academic Success
For historically underrepresented students, persistence and grit is seen as important for success. It also plays into the development of chronic stress.
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Recovery and Resilience After Mass Violence
After mass violence, recovery and resilience efforts are most effective when they include local community organizations for promoting long-term wellbeing.
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Trump Shreds LGBT Health Protections
The Trump administration proposed regulations that would complicate LGBT individuals’ access to essential health services, further exacerbating disparities.
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Guns, Not Diagnoses, Kill
Contrary to prevailing media narratives, gun ownership–not mental illness–is what is actually associated with the rates of gun-involved homicides.
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Bridges to Care, Not Walls
Restrictive anti-immigrant policies are yielding long-term impacts on immigrant households, harming the community’s wellbeing and prohibiting health equity.
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Fentanyl East of the Mississippi
Naloxone and fentanyl test strips are rising as promising strategies to combat the rise in fentanyl-related overdose deaths east of the Mississippi.
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A Hearing Test for the Digital Age
Hearing loss is often underdiagnosed or considered a trivial effect of aging despite abundant evidence showing its far-reaching effects.
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