The Mental Cost of Heartbeat Acts
Mallika Chimpiri
Oct 8, 2025
Following the Texas Heartbeat Act, women across the state reported a 6.1% increase in mental distress, with young women most affected.
Choosing Science Over Silence
Nicholas Diamond
Oct 3, 2025
Demetre C. Daskalakis reflects on his recent resignation from the CDC, the political moment, and the next generation of public health leaders.
When Lies Go Viral, So Does Disease
Aidan Stotz
Oct 2, 2025
The online response to COVID-19 highlighted how social circles often shape people's susceptibility to misinformation.
Nature as Medicine
Monica L. Wang
Sep 24, 2025
Public health research today reaffirms what intuition has long told us: contact with green and blue spaces is protective for health.
When Health Messaging Misses the Mark
Rowena Lindsay
Sep 17, 2025
Visual demonstrations on social media can help explain medical procedures, but without clear language, they may also heighten anxiety.
A Generation Growing Up Sick: Chronic Conditions in Young Adults
Aidan Stotz
Sep 15, 2025
In the last ten years, rates of obesity, depression, high blood pressure, and other chronic conditions have increased among young adults.
A Cruel Summer for Medicaid
Paul Shafer
Sep 12, 2025
President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act slashed $1 trillion from Medicaid. The consequences may cost thousands of lives.
The Court Case That Preceded Thousands of Preventable Gun Deaths
Rowena Lindsay
Sep 10, 2025
Since McDonald v. Chicago, the number of pediatric firearm deaths has surpassed pre-decision trends in states with the most permissive laws.
When Ideology Clashes with Immunity
Aidan Stotz
Sep 9, 2025
Even slight declines in childhood vaccination coverage can cause hospitalizations and other complications to rise dramatically.