By Kalen Flynn, University of Pennsylvania In 2023, 410 people were murdered in Philadelphia – more than a quarter of…
Month: April 2024
Millions were booted from Medicaid. The insurers that run it gained revenue anyway.
By Phil Galewitz. California Healthline April 26, 2024 Private Medicaid health plans lost millions of members in the past year…
Genetics studies have a diversity problem that researchers struggle to fix
By Lauren Sausser, California Healthline April 25, 2024 CHARLESTON, S.C. — When he recently walked into the dental clinic at…
Do implicit bias trainings on race improve health care? Not yet – but incorporating the latest science can help hospitals treat all patients equitably
By Nao Hagiwara, University of Virginia and Tiffany Green, University of Wisconsin-Madison There is increasing evidence that implicit bias –…
Can Biden’s new jobs program to fight climate change attract women and people of color?
The American Climate Corps program aims to recruit a diverse workforce. But it will face challenges including low pay, the…
Are race-conscious scholarships on their way out?
By Jeffrey C. Sun, University of Louisville and Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton The fate of hundred of millions…
Cannabis legalization has led to a boom in potent forms of the drug that present new hazards for adolescents
By Ty Schepis, Texas State UniversityEventually, most adults reach a point where we realize we are out of touch with…
Graduation rates for low-income students lag while their student loan debt soars
By Robert Samuels, University of California, Santa Barbara The Conversation, CC BY-ND A recent federal study on graduation rates for…
The US is losing access to its bases in Niger − here’s why that’s a big deal
By Michael A. Allen, Boise State University; Carla Martinez Machain, University at Buffalo, and Michael E. Flynn, Kansas State University…
Lawsuit alleges Obamacare plan-switching scheme targeted low-income consumers
By Julie Appleby, California Healthline April 16, 2024 A wide-ranging lawsuit filed Friday outlines a moneymaking scheme by which large…
