Databyte Archives

07.13.2022 a graph of a number of people with different colored lines

Dream Disparities

The percentage of people getting less that seven hours sleep per night increased significantly from 2004-2018, particularly for Black people.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

07.11.2022 a graph of a number of children

Melatonin Miracle?

Rates of melatonin poisoning among children age five and under more than doubled from 2017 to 2021 in the U.S.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

07.06.2022 a graph of a graph of a number of individuals

Home is Where the Lead Lives

Child lead poisoning increased during COVID-19 in high-risk Massachusetts communities.

Fellow Abby Outterson

07.01.2022 a graph of different colored lines

Schizophrenia Diagnosis Disparities

Researchers analyzed nursing home resident data to see if race influenced schizophrenia diagnoses before and after a Medicare and Medicaid partnership was implemented.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

06.30.2022 a graph of growth in different states

Cannabis Possession Arrests

States that decriminalized or legalized marijuana significantly reduced arrest rates among both Black and White youth.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

06.21.2022 a graph of work in progress

Health Equity

Stripped Aid

Strip club workers were unable to work when COVID-19 shut down the service industry, and they were barred from federal relief.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

06.15.2022 a collage of different graphs

Correction-ing Community Health Policy

Researchers modeled and simulated the transmission of COVID-19 between a U.S. correctional facility and its local community to analyze the benefits of testing and quarantining incarcerated people and the risks of spillover infections.

Guest Authors Ashley Provencher, Scott Greenhalgh

06.13.2022 a graph with numbers and lines

Queering Community Health Care

A gender-affirming pediatric care clinic in Washington state is a model for other community health centers to establish clinics for underserved and rural patients.

Fellow Abby Outterson

06.10.2022 a graph of different colored and gray bars

Vanishing Vapes

Restricting sales of flavored e-cigarette products reduces overall e-cigarette sales.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

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