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01.12.2018 Graph showing people's limitations in activity according to retirement age

Working Longer in Worse Health

Americans are working longer to be eligible for Social Security benefits but a recent study in Health Affairs show delayed retirement is linked to worse health.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

01.10.2018 Transgender flag, San Francisco, 2012

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LGBT Rights and Adolescent Health

New research shows the extent of health disparities affecting transgender populations, making research and programs to improve transgender health more vital than ever.

01.09.2018 a large building with a water tower

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Low Birth Weights after ICE Raid

Evidence from Novak et al. shows aggressive immigration policy has a tangible health impact. Infants born to Latina mothers had a greater risk of low birth weights after the Postville, Iowa ICE raid.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

12.13.2017 Graph showing firearm legislation and police shootings

Firearm Legislation Linked with Fewer Fatal Police Shootings

Laws that strengthen background checks, promote child and consumer safety, and reduce gun trafficking are linked to lower rates of fatal police shootings.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

12.12.2017 a close up of a fist

Speaking Truth To Power

Gilbert Benavidez reflects on his recent AJPH article with Dr. Sondra Crosby on the role of medical professionals in the War on Terror, and speaking truth to power.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

12.11.2017 Stethoscope in a pool of light

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Forgotten Lessons from Nuremberg

A new article in the American Journal of Public Health explores how certain conditions can motivate health professionals to become complicit in, and even condone, torture.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

12.08.2017 Map of the world showing deaths attributable to antimicrobial resistance by 2050

Global Disruption of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

The World Health Organization has sounded the global alarm calling attention to the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Given the ease of global travel, AMR bacteria can easily spread intercontinentally.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

12.07.2017 Graph showing percentage-point reductions in health-inclusive poverty rates by health insurance types

Health Insurance Reduces Poverty

A recent Health Affairs article pioneers a new way to gauge the impact of health insurance on poverty by taking health into account.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

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