Research Archives

11.22.2022 Syringes on blue background

Syringe Programs Reduce Harm in Rural Kentucky

Syringe exchange programs can reduce new infectious disease diagnoses in rural areas, researchers determined from Kentucky Medicaid data.

Guest Authors Matthew Walton, Kailyn Conner, Cameron Bushling, Angela Taylor

11.21.2022 worker takes a wastewater sample

The Wisdom of Wastewater

Wastewater sampling studies can detect how contagious a disease is in addition to tracking the presence of virus or bacteria in a community.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

11.17.2022 brown bag of healthy groceries

Nursing Healthy Eating

Several factors contribute to healthy eating for people who use food banks, and nurses may help navigate barriers.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

11.15.2022 note on computer reminder to schedule colonoscopy

Cancer Screening in Low-Income Neighborhoods

Researchers studied neighborhood and individual factors that influenced cancer screening among diverse, socio-economically disadvantaged, and underserved Philadelphia area residents.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

11.09.2022 girl standing on scale

Childhood Weight Affects Puberty Timing

Childhood obesity, a known risk factor for early puberty in girls, is also a risk factor in boys.

Guest Author Ai Kubo

11.07.2022 judge's gavel, handcuffs and bag of drugs

Crime and Overdoses: The Vicious Cycle of Untreated Addiction

Data indicates the current approach toward minor drug-use-related crime doesn't reduce criminal activity or effectively prevent future overdoses.

Guest Author Alice Zhang

11.01.2022 a pig lying in mud

Unequal Harms of Nearby Large Swine Farms

The association between industrial hog operations and gastrointestinal illness in rural eastern North Carolina highlights environmental injustices among Native American and Black communities.

Guest Author Arbor Quist

10.31.2022 women holding head in hands

"It's Just a Migraine"

Limited research and knowledge gaps about migraines leaves patients and some providers in the dark.

Fellow Abby Outterson

10.27.2022 kissing bug

Love Bites

A qualitative study provided insight into the challenges Chagas disease patients face, and lessons for improving screening and care.

Fellow Bethany Hallenborg

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