Research Archives

10.15.2019 aerial view of a street and houses

A Healthy House from Medicaid?

The link between housing stability and Medicaid suggests that costs for health and housing may be in direct competition for families already on the brink.

Guest Authors Heidi Allen, Erica Eliason

10.14.2019 a blue sign on the road

Diabetes, Dialysis, and Documentation

Without Medicaid expansion, undocumented patients with end-stage renal disease have no other pathways for dialysis but sporadic emergency department care.

Guest Authors Alane Celeste-Villalvir, Meghan Wolfe

10.11.2019 a baby cradle with a teddy bear from it

Mental Health, Minority Mothers

Pediatric, African-American patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia tend to grow up with younger mothers than their White counterparts.

Guest Authors Jaime Levin, Lori Hoepner

10.09.2019 a group of objects on a table

Health Equity

Innovation for Rural Health

The conventional view of emergency department visitation as only necessary for acute illness is far from reality in rural communities.

Guest Authors Margaret Greenwood-Ericksen, Keith Kocher

10.07.2019 a close up of a flag

Health Equity
LGBTQ+ Health

Immigration and the Health of LGBTQ+ Asylees

As restrictive policies further stretch an overburdened asylum system, the role of health professionals in the asylum process has never been more important.

Guest Authors Rebecca Abelman, Nathan Praschan, Hannah Wenger, Matthew Gartland

10.04.2019 a pile of colorful pills

Ill from Pills

Minors with a history of eating disorders are especially vulnerable to the harms of diet pills and muscle-building supplements.

Fellow Julia Garcia

10.02.2019 a man sitting on a bench

Incarcerations' Costs for Families

Evidence shows that children who experience a family member’s incarceration are at greater risk of experiencing negative health outcomes.

Guest Authors Ashley Provencher, James Conway

09.30.2019 a bunch of carrots with leaves

SNAP and the Public's Health

Increasing the SNAP budget, though politically challenging, has the potential to both reduce government spending and improve population health.

Guest Author Eliza Whiteman Kinsey

09.26.2019 a close up of a peach

Sex in a New Body

While physicians encourage patients to undergo bariatric surgery for weight loss, data show that improved sexual health could be an additional benefit.

Fellow Greg Kantor

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