Databyte Archives

05.06.2019 a graph of a number of people

Low Rent, High Rent

With reducing numbers of affordable housing and increasing demand, people across major US cities are moving towards middle-market rentals.

Fellow Julia Garcia

05.03.2019 a graph of a man and woman

Measuring Meditative Movement

Practicing yoga, tai chi, and qigong has increased, but integrating mind-body therapies into primary care would ensure wider access to the benefits of YTQ.

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

04.10.2019 a graph showing cancer patients

Cancer Survival Is (Mostly) Improving

Cancer is slowly releasing its grip, and the survival rates are increasing. Data presented show the five-year survival rates for common cancers.

Fellow Julia Garcia

04.09.2019 a graph with a line and a line

Health Equity

Documenting Delays in EMS Wait Times

One of the first studies to document delays in EMS care asks whether ambulance response times were longer in low-income versus high-income urban zip codes.

Fellow Jori Fortson

03.28.2019 a map of the united states

Direct-to-Docs Opioid Marketing

Pharmaceutical industries are marketing opioids directly to physicians. How much of it contributes to current opioid addiction epidemic?

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

03.26.2019 a diagram of an accident with a scooter and a scooter

Scooter Safety

Researchers review injuries caused by electric scooters in Southern California to study the rising concerns for pedestrians and motorist safety.

Fellow Jori Fortson

03.22.2019 a graph of people with numbers and text

The Remaining Uninsured Americans

Disparities in health insurance coverage persist. Hispanic and Black adults are still more likely to be uninsured compared to their White counterparts.

Fellow Greg Kantor

03.20.2019 Graph showing income inequality between black and white males

Health Equity

Income Inequality Between Black and White Males

If uneven distribution of income is a key contributor of economic injustice, how do we replicate conditions to narrow gaps in income for Black men?

Fellow Jori Fortson

03.19.2019 a map of the united states

Mental & Behavioral Health

Un-Wellbeing

2017 marked the first time no state reported an improvement in wellbeing from the year before according to the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index.

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

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