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Expanding Medicaid led to decreased postpartum hospitalizations
February 6, 2023 | Brown.edu | Maria Steenland
A new study conducted by researchers at Brown and NYU provides additional evidence that expanding Medicaid can contribute to better health for new parents.
Brown physician-scientist Dr. Megan Ranney appointed dean of Yale School of Public Health
February 1, 2023 | Brown.edu | Megan Ranney
An innovative public health leader, educator, physician who serves as a leading voice on urgent health and medicine issues, Ranney will depart Brown after two decades to serve as dean of Yale’s public health school.
An animal tranquilizer is showing up in the nation's illicit drug supply
January 30, 2023 | ABC News | Alexandra Collins
More than 40% of street drug samples tested in Rhode Island contained the animal tranquilizer xylazine, according to a new analysis out of Brown University.
America’s teacher shortage will last until pay rises
January 24, 2023 | The Washington Post | Matthew Kraft
There is an educator shortage in the United States, but it is crucial to understand the details. First, this is about more than teachers.
The pontiff who looked the other way
January 17, 2023 | The Critic | David Kertzer
The job of a pope is, compared to that of secular leaders, enviably straightforward. He is absolute ruler of a tiny sovereign state with a vast spiritual diaspora. Where the job starts to get more complicated is in times of global crisis, when popes are expected to provide moral leadership, not just to fellow Catholics but to the...
Fighting Mental Illness Isn’t Enough to Stop Gun Violence
January 13, 2023 | Bloomberg | Megan Ranney
A conversation with physician and public-health researcher Megan Ranney on why the link between mental illness and mass shootings isn’t as clear as we might assume.
America is failing women’s health
January 9, 2023 | Knowable Magazine | Susan E. Short and Meghan Zacher
The state of women’s health in the US is shocking — even to us, medical sociologists and demographers with a history of studying gender and health.
13 best philosophy and ideas books of 2022
December 22, 2022 | The Times | Oded Galor
Oded Galor's book, "The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality," has been included on The Times' list of Best Philosophy and Ideas Books of 2022.
Despite a Changing Climate, Americans Are ‘Flocking to Fire’
December 20, 2022 | Inside Climate News | Elizabeth Fussell
Despite an increase in wildfire risk spurred by climate change, Americans are moving to wildfire-prone areas and prioritizing lower housing costs and amenities such as temperate weather and recreational opportunities over risk of natural disasters.
Why the US is Having Shortages of Antibiotics Now
December 16, 2022 | CNN.com | Megan Ranney
PSTC Faculty Affiliate Dr. Megan Ranney explains the nationwide antibiotic shortage.