Databyte Archives

10.17.2025 shattered white pills on a bright orange background

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

10.16.2025 Stressed man hiding face behind hands in frustration and despair

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

10.10.2025 Heart beat on an EKG monitor

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

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

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

10.08.2025 Portrait of a young woman sitting on a couch and looking out the window. Mental health and women's health concept

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

10.02.2025 Illustration of digital overload and its impact on the human brain, showcasing fragmented thoughts, information overload. Misinformation and disease spread concept

Illustration of digital overload and its impact on the human brain, showcasing fragmented thoughts, information overload. Misinformation and disease spread concept

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

10.01.2025 young Black man facing away from camera at a doctor's visit. cancer screening concept

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

09.29.2025 Trash, plastic cups, and plastic bags washed up on the shoreline at the beach. Environmental problem concept and healing the world

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

09.26.2025 Close-up of an elderly man's hand holding his chest in pain. Heart attack concept

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

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