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Public Health
public health
July 25, 2016
Journalists Don’t Know What ‘Studies’ Are
As the coverage of a new article about alcohol and cancer shows.
By
Jesse Singal
July 12, 2016
It Matters If You Think Crime Is a Monster or a Disease
Metaphors frame the way you think.
By
Drake Baer
June 20, 2016
How LED Streetlights Are Messing With Your Health
The American Medical Association says light pollution is a public-health hazard.
By
Cari Romm
race
June 15, 2016
The Tuskegee Experiment Kept Killing Black People Decades After It Ended
A jarring new analysis shows how its effects lingered for decades afterward.
By
Jesse Singal
May 26, 2016
Health Officials’ Unlikely Partner in Preventing Gun Suicides: Gun-Shop Owners
Lessons from an intriguing study in New Hampshire.
By
Melissa Dahl
May 3, 2016
Inside the Mind of a Dangerous Driver
New research on what drives bad decisions on the roads.
By
Cari Romm
addiction
Feb. 25, 2016
The Case for Ithaca’s Proposed ‘Safe’ Space for Heroin Users
This isn’t just about keeping heroin users safe — it’s about keeping cities safe. And it’s already working in Europe.
By
Jesse Singal
Feb. 22, 2016
Why This Silly Cat Video Could Help Curb Youth Smoking
An ad from last week’s Grammys has all the right elements.
By
Tanya Basu
Charlie Sheen
Feb. 22, 2016
Charlie Sheen May Have Accidentally Saved Some Lives With His HIV Announcement
A group of researchers argue that coverage of Sheen’s diagnosis led to a historic Google spike in searches for important HIV information.
By
Jesse Singal
public health
Nov. 8, 2015
How Researchers Will Figure Out Why So Many Middle-aged White People Are Dying
It’s going to be very, very complicated.
By
Jesse Singal
Nov. 3, 2015
The Death Rate for White Middle-Aged Americans Is Rising
An epidemic of drug abuse and despair is driving up the death rate among white middle-aged Americans.
By
Eric Levitz
stats
May 5, 2015
The U.S. Is Still a Terrible Place for Maternal Health
And other facts from a new report on mothers and children worldwide.
By
Alex Ronan
anti-vaccination
Feb. 6, 2015
On Vaccines, Some People Trust Random Internet Comments More Than the CDC
Bad news for the fight against anti-vaccine hysteria.
By
Jesse Singal
public health
Dec. 17, 2014
Teens Are Way More Into Vaping Than Smoking Regular Cigarettes
Even though vaping is safer, researchers aren’t thrilled about its relative popularity among teens.
By
Jen Kirby
public health
Oct. 9, 2014
In Airports, Security Theater Is Morphing Into Ebola Theater
Americans are asking the government to pretend to protect them from a mostly nonexistent threat, and the government is obliging. Everybody wins!
By
Jesse Singal
ebola
Oct. 7, 2014
How to Prevent Ebola Panic in the Facebook Age
The promise and peril of social media as a panic-reduction tool.
By
Jesse Singal
public health
July 24, 2014
The Scientific Case for Decriminalizing Sex Work
It could be the most effective way to reduce global HIV infection rates.
By
Erica Schwiegershausen