This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy increases the risk that the baby will be born too early, a new study shows. The study, published in Environmental Research, finds there may have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. labor market had 10.1 million job openings at the end of June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But 8.7 million workers were still unemployed in July. If there are so…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recent report from the Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) finds that food banks worldwide had to rapidly adapt operations and services to provide for even more communities facing hunger in 2020. As…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The year 2020 will forever be associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. It brought the world to a halt in a matter of months, changed the way we live, work and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Dogara, we have some patients who are in dire need of blood. Can you help?” The voice was Arnold, who manages the lab at the MSF hospital in Ngala, Nigeria. Back…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Melanoma in African Americans is rare, and the diagnosis is often delayed, leading to advanced presentation and poor prognosis. The purpose of this retrospective study is to determine whether African…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The early COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the United States prevented nearly 140,000 deaths and 3 million cases of COVID-19 by the second week of May, according to a new study. As…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Greater Washington Community Foundation and its partners gave direct cash transfers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Urban Institute unpacks how it worked. • Are direct cash transfers the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to India’s National Sample Survey, as of date, more than 32 million children have never been to school. Nearly 80% of migrant children across seven Indian cities lack access…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The opioid crisis has resulted in more than 500,000 overdose deaths over the past two decades. The federal government, states and other entities have filed litigation against drug manufacturers, suppliers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. LGBTQ history does not include protection by and good relations with law enforcement. As recently as 2003, LGBTQ people in the US could be jailed simply for acting on their identities.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past year, job losses from the COVID-19 pandemic have exacerbated housing insecurity among low-income renters. As of January 2021, nearly one in four of the nation’s 43 million renter households reported having…