'We have to find a solution': Questions raised about mental health and the justice system

After a convicted sex offender is arrested for allegedly committing another crime, the Douglas County Sheriff said his case ...
TruthoutOpinion

Decades of Stigmatization Fueled Growing Threat of Pregnancy Criminalization

Wade, there has been increased movement toward criminalization of abortion. The Fifth Circuit Court recently ordered the Food ...
Health Affairs

Infertility Is A Public Health Issue

Infertility affects an estimated 15 percent of couples in the US and 1 in 6 people globally, impacting people of all genders, races, income levels, sexual orientations, gender identities, and ...
The Conversation

People’s mental health goes downhill after repeated climate disasters – it’s an issue of social equity

Across Australia, communities are grappling with climate disasters that are striking more frequently and with greater intensity. Bushfires, floods and cyclones are no longer one-off events. And this ...
Pew Research Center

Americans’ Views on Who Influences Health Policy and Which Health Issues To Prioritize

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ views of health issues facing the country today, the influence of various groups and institutions on health policy, and the federal ...
Scientific American

The Nearsightedness Epidemic Has Become a Global Health Issue

In 350 B.C.E. Aristotle noted that some people went about their days with what he called “short sight.” People with this condition, he found, would habitually narrow their eyelids to focus their ...
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Demographic Changes, a View from California: Implications for Framing Health Disparities: Workshop Summary

Mildred Thompson introduced the session described in this chapter by talking about why this Institute of Medicine workshop was held in California. In considering the issue of changing demographics, ...