Databyte Archives

04.07.2025 portrait of a young woman using a mobile app

Following the Dobbs decision, the number of women using period-tracking apps has increased from 37% to 45%, raising privacy concerns.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

04.04.2025 woman ordering dinner through a food delivery app

While delivery app fee regulations were originally intended to support small, independent restaurants, they instead benefit larger chains.

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

04.03.2025 triptych of agriculture fields, a dry lake, and the ocean as a visual metaphor for temperature increases and climate change

While the climate change denier network is relatively small, it effectively enables climate-related misinformation to rapidly spread online.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

04.02.2025 Portland, Oregon, USA downtown skyline with Mt. Hood at dawn

A new study suggests that the passage of Oregon's Measure 110 was not the primary driver of the rise in drug overdose deaths in the state.

Fellow Lia Musumeci

03.31.2025 Doula therapist care and treatment for pregnant couple

Pregnant women supported by a doula were 46% more likely to attend a postpartum appointment than those without.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

03.25.2025 Concept of artificial intelligence (AI) for disease diagnosis in medicine

When early detection can mean the difference between life and death, AI-assisted cancer detection offers a promising way forward.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

03.24.2025 doctor giving patient a flu shot

Once patients have the access and motivation to get their flu shot, they will likely continue to do so in the future.

Fellow Heather Sherr

03.18.2025 blue vibrating sex toy on a blue background

As sex toys break down with use, they may release harmful chemicals, like phthalates and microplastics, inside the body.

Fellow Dani Weissert

03.17.2025 Shopping carts with a pile of rubbish underneath a bridge. unhoused concept

Collaboration between several Boston-based organizations highlights the immediate and long-term support cities can offer the unhoused.

Fellow Heather Sherr

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