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10.29.2016 baby on a scale

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Saving Lives by Raising Wages

What if we could reduce infant mortality and lower health spending simultaneously? The annual cost of preterm or low weight births in the United States was estimated to exceed $26.2 billion in 2005.

Fellow Maggie Thomas

10.29.2016 Skyline of Dakkar, Senegal, with rain clouds

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LGBTQ+ Health

Hiding in Homophobia as a Gay Student in Senegal

Part one of PHP's four-part series on LGBT health in Senegal.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

10.29.2016 a chart of different colored circles with numbers

Health Equity

The Cost of Being Obese

The health challenges caused by obesity are well-documented, but a new study from George Washington University has shed light on the financial burdens faced by significantly overweight people in America.

Fellow Jonathan Gang

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