Databyte Archives

11.13.2025 Young girl upset and sitting alone in the dark. Child abuse concept

Adults who reported being verbally abused as children were 1.5 times more likely to have poor mental well-being than those who did not.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

11.07.2025 Doctor providing patient with care. Concept for using health insurance

People who felt more confident in their health insurance knowledge were more likely to report they were in “very good” or “excellent” health.

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

11.06.2025 young man sitting on the stairs with his head in his hands

Suicide risk rises when housing is lost, especially alongside mental illness, substance use, or recent self-harm.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

11.05.2025 Large crude oil storage tanks beneath an oil refinery in a green hilly area

Maternal exposure to benzene, a carcinogen present in crude oil and gas, increases the risk of developing childhood leukemia.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

10.30.2025 Close-up portrait of a young person holding a beer and smoking a cigarette. Teen substance use concept

Teens with a loved one in prison were 2.5 times more likely to drink alcohol and 1.6 times more likely to use cannabis than those without.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

10.17.2025 shattered white pills on a bright orange background

While overdose deaths have increased across the board since 1999, the surge has hit Black, Native, and Hispanic communities the hardest.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

10.16.2025 Stressed man hiding face behind hands in frustration and despair

The most common reasons for avoiding treatment for illicit substance use were denial of a problem, concerns about privacy, and fear.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

10.10.2025 Heart beat on an EKG monitor

Since 1970, deaths from ischemic heart disease have drastically declined. But deaths from other heart conditions have risen by 81%.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

10.09.2025 Opioid crisis concept. High-angle view of a prescription bottle filled with pills surrounded by more of the same tablets

Safer opioid supply programs are effective strategies against the opioid epidemic, reducing overdoses, infections, and health care costs.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

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