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Can Traditional Medicine Help Solve Kenya’s Diabetes Crisis?
The science says yes. Now Kenyan policymakers can provide a model for other low-income countries.
The science says yes. Now Kenyan policymakers can provide a model for other low-income countries.
Why Black Patients Are Less Likely to Get Life-Saving Kidney Transplants
Innate bias, residential segregation, and the high cost of donation are all barriers.
Innate bias, residential segregation, and the high cost of donation are all barriers.
The New Kind of Volunteer Firefighter
How a brigade of locals became a key force in protecting people from the L.A. fires
How a brigade of locals became a key force in protecting people from the L.A. fires
“When You Design Roads, That Is Public Health.”
Research shows people in the U.S. think traffic deaths are inevitable, but they aren't.
Research shows people in the U.S. think traffic deaths are inevitable, but they aren’t.
Way Home Invites the U.S. to View Its Homelessness Crisis up Close
A picture of the unrelenting displacement, danger, and exclusion experienced by the unhoused.
A picture of the unrelenting displacement, danger, and exclusion experienced by the unhoused.
There’s a Way to Deal With Brain Injuries in Football. It Isn’t Safety Gear.
The NFL says new equipment works, but science disagrees.
The NFL says new equipment works, but science disagrees.
The Neurological Impact of Being Black in the U.S.
A new theory about how racism may lead to faster aging.
A new theory about how racism may lead to faster aging.
Bringing the Public Back to Public Health
Reflection and change are needed.
Reflection and change are needed.
Do Overdose Prevention Centers Work in the U.S.? Researchers Want to Know
The first state-approved site in the U.S. will be part of a study on how they affect opioid outcomes.
The first state-approved site in the U.S. will be part of a study on how they affect opioid outcomes.
Social Media Is the New Public Health Frontline. Let’s Treat It That Way.
We must give influencers tools and training to deliver accurate health information.
We must give influencers tools and training to deliver accurate health information.
Massachusetts Tackles Flaws That Cost Lives During the Pandemic
“Covid made the case clearly that public health infrastructure is really important.”
“Covid made the case clearly that public health infrastructure is really important.”
Five Great Health Books for Kids
A mom working in public health shares five picks
A mom working in public health shares five picks
Making the Invisible Visible
How better data, more access, and community-based solutions can drive health equity.
How better data, more access, and community-based solutions can drive health equity
Even Great Data Couldn’t Solve the UK’s COVID Woes
The UK had arguably the best public health data in the world, but nearly 250,000 people still died.
The UK had arguably the best public health data in the world, but nearly 250,000 people still died.
Mapping Every Square Kilometer of Air Pollution in India
Siddhartha Mandal’s team estimates air quality and how it affects health.
Siddhartha Mandal’s team estimates air quality and how it affects health.