This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From new research surrounding the downside of four-day school weeks to multiple stories about student discipline — and school discipline reform — here were our most popular articles of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Overdose rates were two-and-a-half times higher among patients who filled a prescription for an opioid medication after a dental procedure, compared with those who didn’t, according to a new study.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gender disparities in medical careers – in position, pay and publishing – start early, but even small systemic changes in training programs could begin to narrow these gaps, says a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recent survey by the Nonprofit Finance Fund found that 60 percent of nonprofits experienced conditions in 2020 that threatened their long-term financial stability. As a result, most nonprofits had to reimagine…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many hazardous chemicals that cause health issues are still in use in industrial, commercial, and private settings, despite well-documented harms. As the federal government implements the 2016 Frank Lautenberg Chemical…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Family planning is a core component of achieving gender equality and plays an important role in reducing poverty — but 232 million women around the world still lack access to contraceptive methods,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite the accelerated growth of the field of implementation science, critical lessons have yet to be learned about the best implementation approaches to reduce the persistent disparities in mental and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Early on in the pandemic, global health experts envisioned a nightmare scenario: Covid-19 vaccines are created, but they go almost exclusively to rich countries that can afford to buy them.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a child growing up on his family’s subsistence farm in Puebla, Mexico, Abel Luna loved helping to plant corn and other crops. But in 2001, when he turned 13,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Organic meat is half as likely to contain multidrug-resistant bacteria as conventional meat, according to a new analysis of contamination data collected from nearly 40,000 samples of chicken, pork, beef,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The report, titled ‘German funding for LGBTIQA+ human rights work in the Global South and East’, surveys and documents funding from Germany for LGBTIQA+ human rights work. “For vulnerable minorities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United States has a surplus of COVID-19 vaccines—more than enough to vaccinate every adult. Poor countries, however, are still struggling to secure doses. Should those vaccines be sent to…