Health

In the movie “Joker,” Joaquin Phoenix’s character frequently bursts into unnerving laughter at socially inappropriate moments. His actions were partially based on a real neurological condition called Pseudobulbar affect. I…

Classes in Chicago were canceled for a third day on Jan. 7, 2022, amid a bitter standoff between the teachers union and public school leaders over in-person instruction during a…

The researchers used self-reported data from a nationally representative sample of 697 pregnant veterans using Veterans Health Administration (VHA) maternity care benefits at 15 VHA medical centers between 2016 and 2020.…

hat do a Hmong service member, an Indian student and a Korean Midwesterner all have in common? From a public health perspective, they are all the same: Asian American. Health…

The past two years have been a stress test for America’s social and governmental systems, as well as the protections many take for granted. So far the results haven’t been good:…

The shift to remote or hybrid workplace operations brought with it both disruption and valuable lessons on what it means to truly be an adaptable nonprofit organization. As leaders and…

When I laid off five of my seven team members in February, I had no idea a global pandemic was about to hit. There is no pleasure in laying off…

At The Colorado Health Foundation, we are relentlessly committed to advancing health equity and believe it exists when there are no avoidable, unfair or systemically-caused differences in health status. To…

Weeping may last for the night but rejoicing comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5 As we emerge from the collective trauma of these past 19 months and assess the post-apocalyptic…

Stigma toward people with depression has dropped significantly for the first time since national data have been tracked in the United States, a new study shows. Stigma levels for other…