Research Archives

10.28.2025 Garbage truck dumping the garbage in a landfill. Pollution and superfund site concept

Due to historical segregation and racism, communities of color and low-income populations live near the nation’s most hazardous sites.

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

10.24.2025 MRSA bacteria. Antibacterial resistance concept

By 2050, resistant infections could kill more people worldwide than cancer. But this outcome is preventable if we act now.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

10.22.2025 Group of adolescents using mobile phones in hallway at high school

While online spaces can hold a lot of benefits for adolescents, they also come with particular risks that can be difficult to handle alone.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

10.20.2025 Shadows on a jail cell block

A recent lung cancer screening initiative at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections shows promise in reaching this high-risk population.

Guest Authors Michelle Suh, Emily Lupez, Justin Berk

10.15.2025 Rows of chairs for patients to sit and wait in line to get care at a health clinic

The private consolidation of methadone clinics has skyrocketed. But what happens when lifesaving treatment becomes dependent on profit?

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

10.14.2025 portrait of a young woman with tote bag holding food product, buying groceries at supermarket

Without clear definitions, FDA regulation of ultra-processed foods risks being ineffective or overly restrictive, potentially harming health.

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

10.07.2025 Senior man looking out a window on a bus while traveling by public transport in city and holding paper bag of food

Food insecurity affects about 10% of U.S. households, and people who rely on public transportation are particularly vulnerable.

Guest Author Ric Bayly

09.23.2025 young woman getting a mammogram. breast cancer concept

While late-stage breast cancer diagnoses have declined overall since 2004, areas experiencing persistent poverty have seen little progress.

Guest Author Heather Sherr

09.17.2025 Portrait of a young woman scrolling on her phone with a concerned look on her face. Concept for finding health information on social media

Visual demonstrations on social media can help explain medical procedures, but without clear language, they may also heighten anxiety.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

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