Tackling problem gambling from inside the casino
The GameSense program “meets people where they’re at, and where they’re gambling.”
Human Behavior
Vaccine hesitancy spills over to pets
Rabies in humans is vanishingly rare, thanks to vaccine mandates. Canine vaccine hesitancy puts that at risk.
A program treating gun violence as a contagion loses funding
Using a public health approach, a Memphis program slowly earned the trust of residents. It lost its funding anyway.
How to get unlonely
Loneliness can have a devastating effect on our physical and mental health. Jeremy Nobel wants to fix it.
We can’t let misinformation kill the new Lyme disease vaccine
Efforts to improve public trust in a future Lyme vaccine, and in all vaccines, must begin now.
Using Tinder to trace syphilis
Online dating apps mean more people don’t know who their hookups are, making STIs harder to trace. Enterprising public health workers are finding ways to turn the apps into tracing tools.
TikTok is a tool for mental health, not a threat to it
TikTok isn't just a tween fad. It's a powerful platform for information transmission.
Let’s make social media a place for health education, not misinformation
Experts already use platforms like TikTok to fight health misinformation, but we can do more.
Experts weigh in on surgeon general’s fight against loneliness
Loneliness increases health risks. From school to work and the public spaces in between, here’s how experts say we can build connections.
Author Clancy Martin on “How Not to Kill Yourself”
Novelist Clancy Martin describes how he's coped with addiction, suicidal thinking, and survived ten suicide attempts.