Harvard study looks at COVID-19 sex disparities

Sex differences in COVID death rates vary by state and across time, suggesting social factors play a role.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Jan. 20, 2022 • ~7 min

Study shows an abortion ban may lead to a 21% increase in pregnancy-related deaths

Carrying a pregnancy to term is riskier than having an abortion, especially for non-Hispanic Black women.

Amanda Jean Stevenson, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Sept. 22, 2021 • ~5 min

Snake venom-related enzyme may drive COVID-19 mortality

An enzyme related to neurotoxins found in rattlesnake venom may be a key molecular mechanism behind COVID-19 severity, researchers report.

Rose Brandt-Arizona • futurity
Aug. 26, 2021 • ~7 min

The maximum human life span will likely increase this century, but not by more than a decade

Jeanne Calment of France died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days. That record will be broken this century, statistical models suggest.

Adrian Raftery, Boeing International Professor of Statistics and Sociology, University of Washington • conversation
Aug. 10, 2021 • ~8 min

Lack of upward mobility can shorten Black men’s lives

"...a lack of upward mobility—consistently being cut off from achieving the American dream—has serious consequences on the life expectancy of Black males."

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
Aug. 3, 2021 • ~6 min

New technologies claiming to copy human milk reuse old marketing tactics to sell baby formula and undermine breastfeeding

Around the globe, 823,000 child deaths could be prevented annually with appropriate breastfeeding. Formula makers continue to defy a 40-year-old international code on marketing their product.

Cecília Tomori, Associate Professor and Director of Global Public Health and Community Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing • conversation
June 14, 2021 • ~9 min

Declaring racism a public health crisis brings more attention to solving long-ignored racial gaps in health

Black Americans have worse health outcomes by many measures. To draw attention to that fact, the CDC and communities across the country have called racism a public health threat.

Paul K. Halverson, Dean, School of Public Health, Indiana University • conversation
April 22, 2021 • ~6 min

‘Safe’ levels of carbon monoxide may still be dangerous

New findings reveal an association between even slight increases in ambient carbon monoxide and increased mortality, researchers report.

Michael Greenwood-Yale • futurity
April 20, 2021 • ~4 min

More families are discussing end-of-life planning as COVID-19 cases rise – here's how to start the conversation

The pandemic is bringing up tough new questions as parents and grandparents develop advance care plans. Here's how to start the conversation.

Lindy Grief Davidson, Associate Dean for Curriculum & Instruction and Faculty, Judy Genshaft Honors College, University of South Florida • conversation
Nov. 19, 2020 • ~7 min

With 250,000 US deaths, COVID-19 is triggering more end-of-life planning – and young people want in on the discussions

The pandemic is bringing up tough new questions as parents and grandparents develop advance care plans. Here's how to start the conversation.

Lindy Grief Davidson, Associate Dean for Curriculum & Instruction and Faculty, Judy Genshaft Honors College, University of South Florida • conversation
Nov. 19, 2020 • ~7 min

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