Databyte Archives

04.07.2020 a graph of numbers and a number of aces

Food Fights

Children in the US who lack nutritious food may suffer from the cumulative effects of a chaotic and sometimes dangerous home environment.

Fellow Pat Williams

03.31.2020 a graph with blue and orange bars

Opioid Ups and Downs

For the first time since 1999, the national drug overdose death rate declined in 2018, an important marker of the nation’s response to the opioid epidemic.

Fellow Edward Alexander

03.26.2020 a graph of a graph with black and white lines

Completion Depends on Conditions

For Black children, the idealized American nuclear family is not enough to overcome the presence of racially motivated disadvantage.

Fellow Edward Alexander

03.24.2020 a comparison of menstrual cycle

Sexual & Reproductive Health

One Size Fits Few

Apps reveal that ovulation only occurs at day 14 in 24% of individuals, meaning that most users ovulate outside the previously-defined range.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

03.19.2020 a graph of money and a dollar sign

Emergency Cash for Coverage

The chilling reality faced by millions of Americans with unplanned emergency medical costs remains: Where do I turn for help?

Fellow Pat Williams

03.16.2020 a graph of age and age

Tagging Tuberculosis

Lapses in testing guidelines undermine efforts to completely eliminate tuberculosis in the country despite decline in incidence and prevalence.

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

03.11.2020 a graph of cases with numbers and letters

Messaging and Measles

In response to pressure to increase transparency, Facebook launched Ad Library, allowing a comparison of trends in pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine messaging.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

03.05.2020 a map of the united states

The Old Country

Without significant government investment in rural healthcare infrastructure, rural seniors will die younger than their urban peers.

Fellow Gray Babbs

02.25.2020 a graph of people in different ages

Housing the Homeless

The number of people who are homeless has decreased in the US since 2007, but we have not seen increases in housing for all populations.

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

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