The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s (CHPR) California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) today unveiled […]
Category: health policies
Senate Committee Wrestles With Risks and Benefits of Virus Research
Lawmakers and scientists debated the best ways to regulate high-risk government-funded virus research during a […]
California Adults Who Experience Housing Insecurity Also Experience Psychological Distress, With Few Seeking Mental Health Care
Access to affordable housing is a critical social determinant of health. In California, housing challenges […]
Most Johns Hopkins Med Students Will Receive Free Tuition, Thanks to $1 Billion Gift
Most medical students at Johns Hopkins University will no longer pay tuition, thanks to a […]
Avoiding Neuropathy From Chemo; Predictive Value of Screening EKGs
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic […]
Plastic Surgery Practice Accused of Posting Fake Reviews Must Pay $5 Million
A Seattle-area plastic surgery provider accused of threatening patients over negative reviews and posting fake […]
Ninez A. Ponce on how to make the new federal demographic data collection standards work as intended
“For public health, it is about detecting need. And aggregation hides needs.” Ninez A. Ponce, […]
Street Medicine Teams Help Homeless People Rehydrate in Extreme Heat
Alfred Handley leaned back in his wheelchair alongside a major Phoenix freeway as a street […]
Why Protecting Black Girls on Social Media Should Be a Public Health Priority
Opara is an associate professor of public health at Yale University. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, […]
Gun Ownership and Fear of Gun Violence Among LGBT Adults in California
Summary: After the Pulse Night Club Mass Shooting in Orlando, Florida in 2016, whose victims […]
CDC Assists in Study Testing for Asymptomatic Bird Flu in Humans
Top brass at the CDC, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other agencies shared […]