Flawed data led to findings of a connection between time spent on devices and mental health problems – new research
You're probably wrong about how much time you spend on your devices, and that has big implications for the link between device use and mental health.
June 23, 2021 • ~9 min
Global herd immunity remains out of reach because of inequitable vaccine distribution – 99% of people in poor countries are unvaccinated
The high costs of the world's colossally unequal COVID-19 immunization rates.
June 22, 2021 • ~9 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.
June 14, 2021 • ~9 min
England on track to achieve elimination of HIV transmission by 2030 as model shows sharp decrease in HIV incidence
The annual number of new HIV infections among men who have sex with men in England is likely to have fallen dramatically, from 2,770 in 2013 to 854 in 2018,
June 10, 2021 • ~4 min
The next pandemic is already happening – targeted disease surveillance can help prevent it
A more coordinated effort by scientists, stakeholders and community members will be required to stop the next deadly virus that's already circulating in our midst.
June 1, 2021 • ~10 min
Pain of police killings ripples outward to traumatize Black people and communities across US
Evidence shows that many Black Americans experience police killings of unarmed Black people – even those they do not know – as traumatic events, causing acute physical and emotional distress.
May 24, 2021 • ~9 min
How electric cars can advance environmental justice: By putting low-income and racially diverse drivers behind the wheel
Electric cars offer benefits for low-income and minority drivers, including cleaner air and lower maintenance costs. But it will take more than rebates on new models to make EVs accessible for all.
May 21, 2021 • ~9 min
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