Can neighborhood tree layout benefit your health?

Aggregated, connected tree clusters seem to provide greater health benefits than fragmented green spaces at the neighborhood level.

ETH Zurich • futurity
March 25, 2025 ~7 min

5 years on, true counts of COVID-19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data

Death data in the US is fragmented, incomplete and inconsistent. The consequences of undercounted deaths and lack of real-time tracking continue to be felt with each new public health crisis.

Dylan Thomas Doyle, Ph.D. Candidate in Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
March 20, 2025 ~10 min


There’s a link between infant mortality and lead in the air

A new study finds a statistically significant relation between air lead concentration and infant mortality.

Carnegie Mellon • futurity
March 11, 2025 ~5 min

Stricter abortion laws may cause increased infant deaths − 2 maternal and child health researchers explain the data

The new study reinforces warnings from doctors about abortion laws with limited or no exceptions.

Sonja Rasmussen, Professor of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University • conversation
Jan. 30, 2025 ~9 min

Morning coffee drinkers have lower risk of dying of heart disease

"...it's not just whether you drink coffee or how much you drink, but the time of day when you drink coffee that's important."

Andrew Yawn-Tulane • futurity
Jan. 30, 2025 ~4 min

Wildfire smoke linked to thousands of premature deaths every year in California alone

Breathing wildfire smoke can cut years off people’s lives. As fires become more frequent in a warming world, smoke is leading to a public health crisis.

Michael Jerrett, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
July 8, 2024 ~8 min

Loneliness can kill, and new research shows middle-aged Americans are particularly vulnerable

The need to connect is fundamental. But diminishing social ties and community support are contributing to the loneliness epidemic.

Frank J. Infurna, Associate Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University • conversation
April 5, 2024 ~5 min

Severe flooding affects human health more than we thought

A new study links flooding to an increased risk of mortality due to cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and mental disorders.

Yale • futurity
Jan. 2, 2024 ~6 min


Lonely feelings can lead to higher mortality risk

"It's the feeling of loneliness, of needing people and purpose and not getting it which appears to be bad for health."

Kim North Shine-U. Michigan • futurity
Dec. 18, 2023 ~6 min

Why COVID-19 hit non-white Americans hardest

A new book sheds light on why the COVID pandemic disproportionately affected non-white Americans.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Nov. 27, 2023 ~4 min

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