Chronic Pain on the Brain
A research team examined how chronic pain resulting from endometriosis affected mental health.
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Micro in Name, Macro in Effect
Three types of microaggressions negatively affected the self-rated health of Asians and Asian Americans.
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Laws That Help Fight Overdose Deaths
Nearly all states currently have “good Samaritan” immunity laws to encourage calls for assistance during overdose emergencies, but statutes differ widely from state to state.
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The Ethical Trade-Offs in Offering Mammography Screening Incentives in Medicaid
Incentivizing mammography is ethically complex, especially as women’s autonomy may be undermined if financial incentives are used without the promotion of informed decision-making.
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Weight Stigma and Interventions to Limit Maternal Weight Gain
The scientific conversation about weight-gain during pregnancy raises important social and racial justice concerns.
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Better Data for Covid-19 Decision-Making
We a need a comprehensive approach to implement a uniform national framework for data generation, collection, analysis, and reporting to more accurately quantify disaster-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses.
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Racial/Ethnic Residential Segregation, Immigration, and Health
Researchers examined how segregation and concentration differentially contribute to health patterns across neighborhoods in Houston, Texas.
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Times of Infodemic
Covid-19 highlighted a need for communicating health information more accurately and clearly.
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Denied: Gender Affirming Care
Transgender people face numerous challenges when they try to access gender-affirming care.
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How Political History Shapes Environmental Health Action
Public health activism in two Massachusetts communities looks different as politics and power influence action related to traffic-related air pollution.
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