view article - The Unequal Toll of America’s Overdose Epidemic 10.17.2025 view article - The Unequal Toll of America’s Overdose Epidemic Mental & Behavioral Health Substance Use The Unequal Toll of America’s Overdose Epidemic While overdose deaths have increased across the board since 1999, the surge has hit Black, Native, and Hispanic communities the hardest. Fellow Aidan Stotz
view article - Why Many Say No to Addiction Treatment 10.16.2025 view article - Why Many Say No to Addiction Treatment Mental & Behavioral Health Substance Use Why Many Say No to Addiction Treatment The most common reasons for avoiding treatment for illicit substance use were denial of a problem, concerns about privacy, and fear. Fellow Mallika Chimpiri
view article - The Heart’s Changing Beat 10.10.2025 view article - The Heart’s Changing Beat Disease Chronic Disease The Heart’s Changing Beat Since 1970, deaths from ischemic heart disease have drastically declined. But deaths from other heart conditions have risen by 81%. Fellow Aidan Stotz
view article - Safe Opioid Supply Leads to Better Outcomes 10.09.2025 view article - Safe Opioid Supply Leads to Better Outcomes Mental & Behavioral Health Substance Use Safe Opioid Supply Leads to Better Outcomes Safer opioid supply programs are effective strategies against the opioid epidemic, reducing overdoses, infections, and health care costs. Fellow Rowena Lindsay
view article - The Mental Cost of Heartbeat Acts 10.08.2025 view article - The Mental Cost of Heartbeat Acts Sexual & Reproductive Health Abortion The Mental Cost of Heartbeat Acts Following the Texas Heartbeat Act, women across the state reported a 6.1% increase in mental distress, with young women most affected. Fellow Mallika Chimpiri
view article - When Lies Go Viral, So Does Disease 10.02.2025 view article - When Lies Go Viral, So Does Disease Disease Infectious Disease When Lies Go Viral, So Does Disease The online response to COVID-19 highlighted how social circles often shape people's susceptibility to misinformation. Fellow Aidan Stotz
view article - Missed Opportunities: Gaps in Cancer Screening Among Men Living with HIV 10.01.2025 view article - Missed Opportunities: Gaps in Cancer Screening Among Men Living with HIV Disease Chronic Disease Missed Opportunities: Gaps in Cancer Screening Among Men Living with HIV For men in the South living with HIV, seeking anal cancer screening is deeply inequitable, with age and partner gender playing key roles. Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond
view article - Banning the Bag Saves the Sand 09.29.2025 view article - Banning the Bag Saves the Sand Environment Environmental Health Banning the Bag Saves the Sand Areas with restrictive bag policies saw 25-47% fewer plastic bags in shoreline cleanups than areas without such policies. Fellow Mallika Chimpiri
view article - Beyond the Hollywood Heart Attack 09.26.2025 view article - Beyond the Hollywood Heart Attack Disease Chronic Disease Beyond the Hollywood Heart Attack Many people misunderstand the symptoms of heart attacks due to misleading media portrayals, which can delay critical treatment and care. Fellow Rowena Lindsay