Dozens of US adolescents are dying from drug overdoses every month − an expert on substance use unpacks the grim numbers with 3 charts

Among adolescents, boys are more likely to die of an overdose than girls, and using combinations of drugs substantially raises the risk of an overdose.

Ty Schepis, Professor of Psychology, Texas State University • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 • ~7 min

Forensic anthropologists work to identify human skeletal remains and uncover the stories of the unknown dead

Forensic anthropologists are specialized scientists who analyze the skeletal remains of the recently deceased to help authorities figure out who the person was and what happened to them.

Katherine Weisensee, Professor of Anthropology, Clemson University • conversation
Nov. 22, 2023 • ~9 min

Childhood adversity linked to COVID hospitalization and death later

Adults who self-reported experiencing adversity in childhood were more likely to be hospitalized or die from COVID-19.

Nicholas France-U. Pittsburgh • futurity
Nov. 6, 2023 • ~4 min

Health economists: COVID vax campaign saved 2.4 million lives

The global COVID-19 vaccination campaign saved 2.4 million lives in 141 countries. Equitable vaccine distribution could have saved 670,000 more.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Nov. 1, 2023 • ~5 min

Cardiovascular deaths from heat to increase over 40 years

Black adults may experience a more than 500% increase in cardiovascular deaths due to heat exposure in the coming decade, compared to current death rates.

Matt Toal-Penn • futurity
Oct. 31, 2023 • ~5 min

Book: TV monsters prompt big questions as religion wanes

Ahead of Halloween, an expert explains the symbolism of some classic on-screen monsters and the theological questions they raise.

Jade McClain-NYU • futurity
Oct. 27, 2023 • ~6 min

Cell death is essential to your health − an immunologist explains when cells decide to die with a bang or take their quiet leave

Your cells die to keep you alive. Cell death does everything from fighting cancer cells and pathogens to forming your fingers and toes.

Zoie Magri, Ph.D. Candidate in Immunology, Tufts University • conversation
Oct. 4, 2023 • ~8 min

Your microbes live on after you die − a microbiologist explains how your necrobiome recycles your body to nourish new life

With the help of the microbes that once played an essential role in keeping you alive, the building blocks of your body go on to become a part of other living things.

Jennifer DeBruyn, Professor of Environmental Microbiology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Sept. 28, 2023 • ~8 min

Risk of death related to pregnancy and childbirth more than doubled between 1999 and 2019 in the US, new study finds

Black women died during or soon after pregnancy at higher rates than any other racial group in every year from 1999 to 2019. American Indian and Alaska Native women had the greatest increase in risk during this period.

Greg Roth, Associate Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Metrics Sciences, University of Washington • conversation
Aug. 18, 2023 • ~5 min

Why are Black Americans more likely to die of heart disease?

Social factors, not hypertension or obesity, may explain why Black Americans are more likely to die of heart disease than whites.

Andrew Yawn-Tulane • futurity
Aug. 17, 2023 • ~5 min

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