Research

A study of young Black MSM in Chicago examined the association between Facebook networks and awareness of PrEP, a medication which can substantially reduce the risk of acquiring HIV.

Access to the virtual world provides teens with opportunities to develop emotionally and build friendships, but, for some, positive social interaction can turn into addiction.

The health effects of marijuana use in pregnancy and postpartum remain largely unknown. This scientific uncertainty has created challenges for public health education about marijuana use.

Emergency departments are often referred to as “safety nets” for low-income and uninsured patients. Accessing dental care can be difficult for patients who are not privately insured.

A survey by Crifasi and colleagues of 1,444 US gun owners looked at storage methods and the factors that influence owners’ attitudes, perceptions, and gun storage practices.

New health technologies such as patient portals often require quality internet access, but there is a digitial divide: over 24 million Americans do not have high-speed internet.

A pilot study by Cardel and colleagues looks for a link between a person’s sense of resources and privilege and their eating, a potential pathway to obesity.

Simply teaching medical trainees about the social determinants of health may not be enough. The ways in which the SDOH are often framed—as facts to be known rather than conditions to be changed—may in fact uphold inequities.

Veterans treatment courts are a hybrid of mental health and drug courts and seek to address the needs of veterans who have been charged with criminal offenses.

Research suggests that, even when we try to actively avoid BPA-contaminated foods, exposure is inevitable. Both the FDA and FSA report that BPA levels in our food and environment are not cause for concern.