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Fracking Chemicals Pose Threat to Public Health, Study Finds
The Conversation Apr 4, 2023More than 17 million Americans live within a mile of at least one oil or gas well, most new oil and gas wells have been fracked.
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Unconscious Biases Continue to Hold Back Women in Medicine, but Research Shows How to Fight Them
The Conversation Apr 3, 2023After decades of effort to reduce discrimination in the workplace, a cultural change may be happening that will enable people to move past their unconscious biases.
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Infant Formula Shortages Forced Some Parents to Feed their Babies in Less Healthy Ways
The Conversation Apr 3, 2023Many families in the US encountered empty shelves when they went in search of infant formula during COVID-19.
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Advancing Health Equity Through Clinical Trial Diversity
FSG Apr 3, 2023FSG has been working on health equity strategies for years and we know that clinical trial diversity is a key component of advancing health equity.
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Critical Moments in the Fight for Women’s Bodily Autonomy
Global Citizen Apr 2, 2023Global Citizen talks a look at what women’s reproductive rights and bodily autonomy have looked like over the last six decades, including the formation of UN Women.
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Text-Based Crisis Lines Increase Accessibility for Teens in Mental Health Crises
EdSurge Apr 1, 2023“Sounds like you’re a really good older brother.” Logan Shideler said that to a 14-year-old boy who had called California Youth Crisis Line because he …
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The ‘Quiet Catastrophe’ of COVID-19’s Impact on Small, Rural Towns
The Rural Blog Apr 1, 2023Lamb County, Texas, endured waves of death during the pandemic. (Photo by Dawn Bottoms, Time magazine) Covid-19 left an indelible mark on ma…
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What is the Next Challenge in Public Health?
Evening Standard Mar 31, 2023The pandemic changed our world, transforming our understanding of and attitude towards public health. As the first truly global pandemic of the modern era, the outbreak inspired a level of coordination and cooperation previously unseen between cities, as mayors, governors and municipal leaders…
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Opioid Policy: Evidence-based Solutions
RAND Corporation Mar 31, 2023RAND researchers developed a new approach for thinking about America’s Opioid Ecosystem. This framework can help policymakers better understand the dynamics of our opioid-involved problems—and explore innovative and evidence-based solutions.
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FDA Approval of Over-the-counter Narcan is an Important Step in the Effort to Combat the US Opioid Crisis
The Conversation Mar 30, 2023The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Narcan will make the lifesaving drug more widely available, especially to those who might be likely to witness or respond to opioid overdoses.
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