Research Archives

01.30.2019 EKG showing atrial fibrillation

Race and Novel Prescription Drugs

Research by Essien and colleagues found that Black patients with atrial fibrillation were less likely to receive the newer class of DOAC blood thinner medications than White patients.

Guest Author Utibe R. Essien

01.29.2019 a close-up of a cell

Sex and Another Silent Infection

Trichomoniasis is the most common curable sexually transmitted infection, but diagnosis can easily be missed by a health care practitioner. Only 30% of infected individuals have discernible symptoms.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

01.28.2019 Lincoln Nebraska police car and a rainbow

Keeping it REAL

The Lincoln Police Department partners with the Mental Health Association of Nebraska on the REAL program to improve police training and expand community mental health services.

Guest Author Luke Bonkiewicz

01.25.2019 a sign on a shelf

Making Sense of Health Information

Health literacy is necessary to make sense of the wide array of health information that is available today, especially for middle-aged and older people.

Guest Author Takashi Yamashita

01.22.2019 A woman in a hoodie dragging a box of onions

Stress and Anxiety in Latina Farmworkers

Latina farmworker immigrants in North Carolina reported greater stress and anxiety than Latina immigrant laborers working outside the agricultural sector.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

01.18.2019 a teddy bear sitting on a stone steps

Reducing the Harms of Childhood Trauma

A study on the Massachusetts Child Trauma Project showed trauma-informed care of children in the state’s welfare program resulted in less physical abuse, neglect, and better adoption placement.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

01.17.2019 A fork, knife and plate with a dollar bill on it

Your Hourly Wage Affects Your Weight?

Ukert and colleagues explored the effect of state-level minimum wage increases on health and diet among individuals most likely affected by changes to the minimum wage.

Guest Author Benjamin Ukert

01.16.2019 diagram of a condom being used

Condom Nation

Cases of sexually transmitted infections are at record highs. Could a self-lubricating condom make sex safer and be fun to use?

Fellow Erin Polka

01.15.2019 Rowhouses with broken and boarded up windows in Baltimore

Neighborhoods Matter for Sex Risk in Our Cities

STDs and HIV cluster in communities that are disproportionately affected by incarceration, economic disadvantage, boarded-up buildings, and other signs of neighborhood disorder.

Guest Authors Kerry M. Green, Pamela Matson

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