Health

When you walk into your local public library, you expect to receive help from a reference librarian, a circulation desk librarian, or perhaps a children’s librarian, depending on your needs.…

“Mr. and Mrs. Smith, we finally have an answer for you.” The couple, whose real names we are protecting for privacy, looked at me anxiously. I had been evaluating their…

Infants whose mothers received paid family leave showed greater brain activity in their first three months, a new study suggests. In the fall of 2021, Democrats pushed to establish a…

Poverty and crime can have devastating effects on a child’s health, but some environmental factors influence the structure and f Poverty and crime can have devastating effects on a child’s…

Much has been written about how to choose the right college, along with annual lists that rate and compare different schools. These great resources, however, too often do not address…

On the afternoon of December 29, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services quietly released the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs). Makes sense…

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea When children get health insurance through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP,…

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, animal disease labs across the country stepped up to expand testing capacity, and they could play a role in preventing the next pandemic.…

When Dr. Amy Barnhorst treats patients for mental illness in county jails, emergency rooms, and psychiatric hospitals, she sees more than the person standing before her. She takes in their life…

The pandemic has taken a toll on many families’ economic security. Some families with low incomes lost employment or work hours, and families with children experienced heightened food insecurity and struggled to pay for…