Risky Business: Sex Work Amid the Pandemic
Public Health Post introduces a series examining how the criminalization and stigma of sex work affects workers in various sectors of the sex industry.
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Avoiding Catastrophic Climate Chaos
Amplifying the health benefits of climate change mitigation could help move policies toward action faster.
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Trading Truth for Stigma
Presenting myths and facts as health education strategy could inadvertently increase perceptions of myths it intends to dispel.
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Adolescent Screen Time During the Pandemic
Adolescent recreational screen time increased at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and is associated with poorer mental health.
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New Drugs, More Risk
The veterinary tranquilizer xylazine has been increasingly present in overdose deaths.
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Restraining Care
The practice of shackling hospitalized patients introduces both physical and psychological harms.
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Multidimensional Poverty in the US
Researchers examined six quality-of-life indicators to assess multidimensional poverty in the U.S. from 2008 to 2019.
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The Everywhere Chemical
Hairdressers are vulnerable to pthalate exposure, which can mimic or interfere with the body’s hormones.
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Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury
Expanding screening and education on intimate partner violence and its connection to brain injury can prevent long term negative effects.
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Do You Have a Condom?
Condom use decreased between 2002 and 2017 among men with sexually transmitted infection risk factors.
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