Featured image for post: Grass Is Always Greener

Grass Is Always Greener

Sean Hagan

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May 13, 2026

From increased risk of injury to toxic chemical exposure, the public health consequences of artificial turf fields are too deep to ignore.

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Flip the Page, Protect Your Health

Farah Nimeri

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May 12, 2026

Reading has many health benefits. But rates of reading for pleasure among U.S. adults have decreased by about 3% per year since 2004.

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Ripples of Trauma: The Indirect Harms of Gun Violence

Priyanka Athalye

Past

May 11, 2026

Children whose parents experienced gun injuries had 42% more psychiatric diagnoses than children who were not exposed to such violence.

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Featured image for post: A Steep Decline: Dental Care After Incarceration

A Steep Decline: Dental Care After Incarceration

Rylie Lillibridge

Past

May 8, 2026

Older adults who were incarcerated for more than one month in their lifetime have a 1.52‑times higher risk of poor dental care as they age.

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A Deadly Oversight: Unintended Consequences of Restricting Abortions

Alyssa Amendola

Past

May 7, 2026

For women in violent relationships, an abortion can be the difference between finding freedom from or being tethered to an abuser. (From 2024)

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Featured image for post: Vitals from Home: The Potential of Remote Patient Monitoring

Vitals from Home: The Potential of Remote Patient Monitoring

Farah Nimeri

Past

May 6, 2026

Remote patient monitoring devices allow for more convenient, cost-effective care, benefiting both patients and providers.

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Featured image for post: The Cost of Costly PrEP

The Cost of Costly PrEP

Priyanka Athalye

May 5, 2026

For many patients, PrEP is not covered by their insurance, forcing them to pay high costs or forgo the medication altogether.

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Featured image for post: Late Diagnoses, Later Births: The PCOS Pattern

Late Diagnoses, Later Births: The PCOS Pattern

Kylee Cochran

May 4, 2026

Women with PCOS were more than twice as likely to experience infertility and undergo IVF treatments than women without PCOS.

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Featured image for post: Down the Misinformation Rabbit Hole

Down the Misinformation Rabbit Hole

Rylie Lillibridge

May 1, 2026

Older adults are more likely to be exposed to health misinformation online, often following one misleading claim after another.

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