Research Archives

05.14.2020 a statue of a man in front of a white building

Gently Down the Stream

Depending on the location in New Hampshire's Merrimack River, PFAS levels were 100 to 400 times higher than recommended safety thresholds.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

05.13.2020 a silhouettes of a pregnant woman

Miscounting Murder of Mothers

By counting homicides as maternal deaths, we might see that maternal mortality in the US is even worse than the current disturbing statistics indicate.

Fellow Gray Babbs

05.11.2020 a hand stepping on a dice

What Are You Smoking?

To avoid marijuana misuse, governments should consider standardizing descriptions of marijuana potency on products for sale by using simple symbols.

Fellow Edward Alexander

05.07.2020 a pile of coins

Pricing Healthcare

Recognizing costs–and confusion about costs–as increasingly common barriers to care can point us to appropriate interventions.

Guest Author Deborah Gordon

05.04.2020 a neon sign with letters on it

Drinking and Criming

Identifying alcohol outlet characteristics connected with neighborhood violence may point to more feasible alternatives for making environments safer.

Guest Authors Pamela Trangenstein, David Jernigan

04.30.2020 a close up of handcuffs

Women’s Health in Shackles

Prisons are not set up to provide access to menstrual products, cervical and breast cancer screenings, or reproductive, prenatal, and menopause care.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

04.29.2020 a model of a human jaw

Oral Health is Public Health

The steady increase in HPV-related oral cancer reinforces the need for widespread HPV vaccination to help combat this trend.

Guest Author Disha Thakkar

04.28.2020 a group of people's heads

Research on Sexual Violence: Sex the First Time

One in 16 women in the US are raped the first time they have sex, and this violence is associated with long-term, negative health effects.

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

04.23.2020 a set of hands with different gestures

Communication is Key

Deaf and hard-of-hearing patients are more likely to report experiences of poor communication with health care providers than hearing patients.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

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