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06.02.2026 Close up of cracked glass texture with central impact point and radial cracks spreading dramatically. Gun violence and IPV concept

The Gun In the Room: The Lethality of Intimate Partner Violence

Unrestricted access to firearms not only creates risk; it transforms survivable domestic violence into irreversible tragedy.

Guest Author Sativa Banks

05.28.2026 Close-up portrait of a young guy clapping his hands together in the fitness room. Athlete concept

(Im)Mortal Beings

We want our athletes to succeed and become better over time, but not at the risk of their mental health. (From 2021)

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

05.27.2026 Portrait of a smiling Black family sitting down for a meal together. Soul food concept

Soul Food as Medicine: How Jonell Nash Redefined Black Public Health

Soul food is often blamed for high blood pressure rates in Black Americans, but Jonell Nash advocated for soul food as an intervention.

Guest Author Bobby J. Smith II

05.21.2026 Figure standing on edge of platform, looking into the gap between. Public health knowledge gap concept

Health Equity

Closing the Distance Between Public Health and the Public

Public health doesn't have a messaging problem. It has a proximity problem, rooted in the gap between lived experience and evidence.

Editor Monica L. Wang

05.07.2026 Domestic violence and abuse concept

A Deadly Oversight: Unintended Consequences of Restricting Abortions

For women in violent relationships, an abortion can be the difference between finding freedom from or being tethered to an abuser. (From 2024)

Guest Author Alyssa Amendola

04.30.2026 Two injectors dosing pens for subcutaneous injection of antidiabetic medication or anti-obesity medication hovering over a blue background. Yellow measuring tape around the injectors, suggesting weight loss.

Two injectors dosing pens for subcutaneous injection of antidiabetic medication or anti-obesity medication hovering over a blue background. Yellow measuring tape around the injectors, suggesting weight loss.

Health Equity

The Weight Loss Drug Revolution, Examined

Drugs can treat obesity. Structural change can prevent it. The most promising answers may live at the intersection of both.

Guest Author Shrutika Damle

04.27.2026 A public drop box for used needles, on a neighborhood sidewalk by a building. The box is bright yellow and bears the standard bio-hazard symbol.

A public drop box for used needles, on a neighborhood sidewalk by a building. The box is bright yellow and bears the standard bio-hazard symbol.

Naloxone, Needles, and the Neighborhood: When Evidence Meets Values In the Opioid Crisis

Can a community insist on safety without turning away from people in crisis, and insist on mercy without asking neighbors to accept chaos?

Guest Author Brandon Huynh

04.23.2026 Young woman sitting on bar counter, looking down at glass full of alcohol

Improving Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment for Women

The alcohol treatment system is not meeting the unique needs of women, and cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will only make this worse.

Guest Authors Maureen Stewart, Rachel Sayko Adams, Sage Feltus

04.15.2026 Low-angle view of two tall corporate glass skyscrapers reflecting a blue sky with white clouds. Corporate power concept

A Reckoning with Corporate and Community Power

To realize the promise of public health, we must make breaking corporate power and building community power central to our strategy.

Guest Author Vinu Ilakkuvan

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