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A pair of public health optimists weigh in post-pandemic
Anthony Fauci and Francis S. Collins both see hope despite U.S. polarization.
Food banks are an unlikely line of defense during heat waves
Food pantries and meals-on-wheels organizations are taking on a new role during climate emergencies.
One man’s recovery is helping other families through the grief of overdose deaths
“It was like a saving grace to find Levi,” said one woman after her brother’s death from opioids.
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Environmental Health
Climate change bites
An editorial cartoon by Jenna Luecke
Climate change isn’t India’s fault, but it is India’s responsibility
Flaming air conditioners, eggs boiling in the sand, and other signs of deadly heat
Why “climate resilience” isn’t actually a solution
The Department of Health and Human Services’ resilience policy undermines efforts to prevent climate disaster.
Equity
Researchers tried to fix a racist lung test. It got complicated.
The new test deems many patients of color sicker and White ones healthier.
No research about us without us?
When researchers include the people they study in the research process, outcomes improve.
A Wabanaki organization forges its own approach to addiction treatment
Its treatment and recovery centers are designed for Indigenous people recovering from substance use disorder and healing from trauma.
Global Health
Mpox offers another chance to confront vaccine inequity
Expanding vaccine manufacturing in Africa could address longstanding disease control problems.
The battle against tuberculosis will be won or lost in India
Experts say the country could be a model for the world. Instead, its TB fight has floundered.
How Kibera’s water woes vanished into thin air
An aerial piping system brings residents clean, affordable water.
Snapshots
Bite-sized views of big ideas in public health
Mental Health
How to strengthen your social muscles
Understanding your “social health style” boosts wellbeing and helps fend off loneliness.
This Detroit Islamic center offers free mental health care for anyone in need
Studies show that Muslim Americans have exponentially higher rates of mental illness, including suicide, compared to other religious groups.
A new book captures 12 Profiles of people living with mental illness
The stories are touching. What they reveal is damning.
Policy & Practice
How, and when, federalism is good for public health
States may be able to do more, and do more quickly, than the federal government.
Community fridges are helping neighbors nourish one another
Grassroots mutual aid can fight food waste and food insecurity while bringing communities closer together.
SNAP helps Americans eat. But can it help them eat better?
Studies suggest people who use the program are less healthy than people who don’t.
Reproductive Health
Hispanic women are less likely to get PrEP treatment. A new intervention could change that.
Latinas make up 17 percent of U.S. women, but 21 percent of those living with HIV.
Adopt-A-Mom wants to eliminate pregnancy disparities in North Carolina
The program responds to racial and insurance-based inequities in maternal care in Guilford County.
Researchers look closer at the placenta
A better understanding of the placenta may help curb maternal and fetal mortality rates, but progress is slow.
Tech & Innovation
The cutting edge of CRISPR is in Nigeria
Christian Happi is pioneering a revolutionary approach to fighting disease.
Genomics has broad applications, and for now, broad limitations
A scientist-turned-patient finds that access issues cloud the technology’s potential.
Inside CRISPR’s gene editing revolution
Jennifer Doudna won the Nobel Prize for inventing a powerful gene editing technology. What comes next for CRISPR?