Research Archives

12.11.2017 Stethoscope in a pool of light

Health Equity

Forgotten Lessons from Nuremberg

A new article in the American Journal of Public Health explores how certain conditions can motivate health professionals to become complicit in, and even condone, torture.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

12.06.2017 A produce market with tomatoes, potatoes, and other vegetables

USDA Dietary Guidelines: A Clash in Governance

USDA dietary guidelines call for half of our diets to consist of fruits and vegetables, but USDA food industry subsidies do not match these recommendations.

Guest Author Marena Sullivan

12.04.2017 a number written on a white paper

If They Don't Count Us, We Don't Count

The collection of population-level data on sexual orientation and gender identity are extremely important to better understand the experiences of LGBT Americans. Momentum on adding these questions to surveys appears to have ground to a halt under the Trump-Pence Administration.

Guest Author Sean Cahill

11.14.2017 Frost on a window pane obscuring the view outside

Preventing Utility Shut-off Related Deaths in Massachusetts

Cold weather kills. Utility shut-offs because of lack of payment do happen frequently in Massachusetts, though protection laws exist. From November 15 to March 15, heat cannot be shut off for non-payment.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

11.13.2017 A crushed cigarette

A “Micro-Ounce” of Cancer Prevention

Precision medicine holds great promise for managing and treating cancer. Yet an underfunded and underutilized breakthrough is already available: cancer prevention.

Guest Author Megan Healey

11.10.2017 Screenshot of main menu of storytelling intervention

Storytelling and African-American Veterans with High Blood Pressure

Would hearing another person’s story help increase adherence to treatment plans? A recent study assessed the effectiveness of DVD storytelling to decrease blood pressure of African-American veterans.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

11.09.2017 Policeman with a car at a DUI checkpoint at sunset

Does Undocumented Immigration Increase Drug and Alcohol Problems?

The debate on the supposed connection has far outpaced the research in this area.

Guest Author Michael T. Light

11.07.2017 Landscape with dust in the air obscuring the sun during California drought

Public Health Impact of Drought: California Case Study

The devastating health impacts of California's drought include worsening of chronic disease, acute stress, and exacerbated psychological illness and distress.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

11.06.2017 Peoples Climate March 2017

Climate Disease and Kidney Injustice

In areas of Central America there is an extraordinary Chronic Kidney Disease epidemic. Some have proposed the disease be named heat stress nephropathy. It has been suggested that the cause is climate change.

Guest Author Madeleine K. Scammell

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