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Fact Over Fiction: Medicaid, Immigration, and Health Care Access

Feb 18, 2026

False claims about Medicaid eligibility for immigrants have been used to justify policy changes proposed in the OBBBA. Here are the facts.

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The Doctors Rural America Depends On

Rowena Lindsay

Feb 17, 2026

Tarun Ramesh discusses how international medical graduates bolster rural health, and the policy challenges and opportunities they face.

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Featured image for post: Collective Imagination Is the First Step Towards Change

Collective Imagination Is the First Step Towards Change

Paul J. Fleming

Feb 10, 2026

Making a better world for future generations means we need to imagine doing better today so we can carve a path towards a better tomorrow.

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Featured image for post: The Hidden Hunger Crisis on Massachusetts Campuses

The Hidden Hunger Crisis on Massachusetts Campuses

Annamarie Rapa, Alister Martin

Feb 3, 2026

One in three college students across the Commonwealth faces food insecurity, forcing many to skip meals or ration groceries just to get by.

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Featured image for post: Community Is the Convenient Choice

Community Is the Convenient Choice

Jack Mellom

Jan 30, 2026

PHPod talks with Sarah Lipson, associate professor of health law, policy & management, about opportunities and barriers to finding community.

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Featured image for post: What Evidence Shows About Tylenol and Autism

What Evidence Shows About Tylenol and Autism

Mallika Chimpiri

Jan 29, 2026

Concerns about acetaminophen use during pregnancy largely stem from observational studies, which cannot prove cause and effect.

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Featured image for post: The Real Cost of “Unnecessary Spending”

The Real Cost of “Unnecessary Spending”

Aidan Stotz

Jan 28, 2026

A new model estimates that U.S. cuts to global aid could result in 9 million more child TB cases and 1.5 million more child TB deaths.

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This Headline Will Make You Angry… And That’s the Point

Bernadette Carter-Salmond

Dec 3, 2025

In today’s attention economy, anger may outperform curiosity, but chasing outrage comes with a steep price tag.

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Featured image for post: Most Rural Hospitals in the U.S. No Longer Deliver Babies

Most Rural Hospitals in the U.S. No Longer Deliver Babies

Rowena Lindsay

Dec 1, 2025

In 2010, 57% of rural hospitals offered obstetric services. By 2022, over half of rural hospitals no longer had labor and delivery care.

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