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09.08.2026 Young Woman Holding Blister Pack of Oral Contraceptive Pills

Hormonal Hunger: How Birth Control Drives Emotional Eating

Emotional eating among women on combined oral contraceptives is higher during active hormone pill days compared to inactive pill days.

Fellow Kylee Cochran

09.04.2026 Crowds of people walking across a busy crosswalk at the intersection of 23rd Street and 5th Avenue in Manhattan New York City

The Key to Encouraging Walking

Relocating to a walkable city increases daily steps by up to 1,400, while moving to a less walkable one markedly decreases them.

Fellow Farah Nimeri

09.03.2026 Pregnant woman's shadow with light in the center in room background. Maternal violence concept

Murder: A Leading Cause of Maternal Mortality

Firearm access is the leading driver of maternal homicides, with each 1% increase in gun ownership linked to an 8% rise in maternal deaths.

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

08.31.2026 Signs for fast food outlets along roadway

Swamped with Unhealthy Food Choices

Food swamps, or neighborhoods where unhealthy food outlets outnumber healthy retailers, have exploded across America over the last two decades.

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

08.28.2026 Young Black female sickle cell disease patient talks to White doctor

Disease
Chronic Disease

Health Care Bias: The Case of Sickle Cell Disease

Black sickle cell patients with concurrent opioid use and chronic pain had negative descriptors in 20% of medical notes versus 3% for other patients.

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

08.27.2026 Worried, stressed young woman looking at health insurance bills

Medicaid Renewal and the Risks of Unenrollment

Nearly 13% of Medicaid enrollees lose coverage at the annual renewal deadline, often due to procedural errors rather than ineligibility.

Fellow Farah Nimeri

08.21.2026 Horizontal creative artwork photo collage of two people's hands reaching for cash from the arm of a rich businessman

Fear No More: The Reality of Direct Cash Transfers

Despite what some politicians may think, research suggests people spend federal cash transfers on food, rent, or bills—not drugs or alcohol.

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

08.20.2026 Happy parents and their kids talking over a meal together in the dining room.

The Power of Family Meals

Bite-sized portions and just 10 more minutes at the dining table with family can improve some kids’ diets and eating habits. (From 2023)

Fellow Caroline Dignard

08.19.2026 Breathing, fitness and black man by blue sky for running, workout or training for marathon with break. Fatigue, lens flare and African mature athlete with rest for outdoor cardio exercise from below.

Breathing, fitness and black man by blue sky for running, workout or training for marathon with break. Fatigue, lens flare and African mature athlete with rest for outdoor cardio exercise from below.

Work Out Harder (Not Longer)

Incorporating even small amounts of vigorous activity into your exercise routine can lower the risk of chronic disease and early death.

Fellow Farah Nimeri

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