Databyte Archives

05.29.2024

The Lesser-Known Killer

Nearly 83% of alcohol-related cancer deaths could be averted if adults who drink reduced their alcohol consumption to align with dietary recommendations.

Fellow Jude Sleiman

05.28.2024

Health Equity

Trust or Treat? Antibiotic Misuse

Individuals with high levels of medical mistrust were 3.2 times more likely to use non-prescription antibiotics than those with low levels of mistrust.

Fellow Dani Weissert

05.22.2024

Unlocking Understanding: Sex Ed for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

Young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities receive less sexual education than their neurotypical peers. Many believe parents should play a bigger role in filling in the education gaps.

Fellow Dani Weissert

05.20.2024

Racial Inequalities in COVID-19 Early Prison Release

While the total prison population decreased during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the proportion of Black people in state prisons increased.

Fellow Lia Musumeci

05.17.2024

Empowering Rural Youth

Children living in rural communities had slightly lower well-being scores than children living in urban communities, with less access to familial and social support structures.

Fellow Dani Weissert

05.14.2024

The Weight of Women’s Health Insurance

Insurance status is deeply connected to birth weight, with uninsured pregnant women more likely to have a low-birth-weight birth.

Fellow Heather Sherr

05.13.2024

Charting Change: OBGYN Residency Post-Roe

Following the Dobbs decision, OBGYN residency applications in states with abortion bans and gestational limits decreased.

Fellow Dani Weissert

05.10.2024

Channeling Health

Television viewing in young adulthood, as well as increasing TV time with age, are associated with a higher risk of heart disease and related health concerns.

Fellow Jude Sleiman

05.06.2024

Brick by Brick: Vaccine Clinics in Schools

School-hosted clinics improved access to the COVID-19 vaccine, but vaccine hesitancy may have prevented families in disadvantaged neighborhoods from getting vaccinated.

Fellow Heather Sherr

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