This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious airborne disease that attacks the lungs of the person it infects. Statistically, more men contract TB around the world, but health experts in developing countries argue that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The NIHCM Foundation, a member of MIF since 2019, funds health care journalism that examines issues impacting the United States health care system and consumers, such as access to care,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea We combined a machine learning algorithm with knowledge gleaned from hundreds of biological experiments to develop…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last week, at the pre-summit of the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) in Rome, 500 in-person and 20,000 virtual delegates gathered to outline a pathway toward healthier, more sustainable and equitable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. High turnover and staffing shortages have long been a scourge of early childhood education, but for many child care providers, the struggle has ratcheted up considerably during the pandemic. That was true…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Wellcome’s lived experience team hosted a series of webinars on how to make mental health more inclusive: from involving people with lived experience, to designing mental health interventions that stretch beyond…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Researchers have identified a link between air pollution and a greater hazard of all-cause dementia. They found a similar association for Alzheimer’s-type dementia. The team from the University of Washington…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Latisha Coleman, director of Redesign and assistant principal at Anacostia High School in Washington, DC, made some tough calls last year. Before COVID-19, the school had worked closely with families…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the U.S., nearly 1 in 8 couples struggles with infertility. Unfortunately, physicians like me who specialize in reproductive medicine are unable to determine the cause of male infertility around…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Anabel Garcia felt on edge every time an ambulance siren blared outside her home in Santa Rosa, California. Sirens reminded her of evacuating during the state’s second-deadliest wildfire, which killed 22…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Upward mobility, the capacity to improve one’s socioeconomic status, is key to realizing the American dream of a long, prosperous, and happy life, researchers say. In a new study, they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I started noticing a change on my daily walks a couple months ago: a portrait of an Asian-American woman with the words “We belong here” written on them. These vibrant…