Electric vehicles would benefit 90% of US households

Getting an EV would have financial and environmental benefits for most, but not all, US households that own a vehicle.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 13, 2023 ~8 min

Health care costs increasingly outpace employee insurance

Health care is growing less affordable for American adults—particularly women—with employer-sponsored health insurance, research finds.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Dec. 28, 2022 ~5 min


Paying people money for losing weight works

"Offering incentives, especially cash rewards... helps people of limited means struggling with obesity to lose weight."

David March-NYU • futurity
Dec. 5, 2022 ~7 min

Wealth doesn’t ease racial gap in maternal, infant health

New research uses income and other data to clarify maternal and infant health in the US. The findings point to structural racism in health care.

Stanford • futurity
Nov. 30, 2022 ~11 min

How will holiday shopping be different this year?

Experts have tips for your holiday shopping, including how to save some money, what'll be different this year, and what to get Gen Z.

Megan Schumann-Rutgers • futurity
Nov. 23, 2022 ~8 min

Maternal health risks increase where rent is high

New research links high rent relative to income with life-threatening risks to maternal health during labor and delivery.

Megan Schumann-Rutgers • futurity
Nov. 23, 2022 ~5 min

Is the digital dollar the future of money?

With the US considering a digital currency, an expert explains how it could help consumers and businesses and concerns the idea raises.

Heather Stephenson-Tufts • futurity
Nov. 22, 2022 ~14 min

Report: Millennials, Boomers split on issue-driven investing

Millennials are willing to lose some money for the sake of environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, investing. Boomers, less so.

Liz Goodfellow-Futurity • futurity
Nov. 18, 2022 ~7 min


Industry payments to docs vs. advanced practice clinicians

A new study compares industry payments from drug companies and medical device makers to physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Stephanie Lopez-Duke • futurity
Nov. 3, 2022 ~3 min

Lack of food spiked 25% when Child Tax Credit expired

After the advance federal Child Tax Credit ended in December 2021, low-income families with kids struggled the most to afford enough food.

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
Oct. 24, 2022 ~7 min

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