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Cutting Inequity in Black Maternal Health

Black Health Matters

It’s Black Maternal Health Week, and the Leapfrog Group’s 2025 Maternity Report clarifies that Black women still face significant gaps in maternity care. The national rate for low-risk first-time mothers was 26.4% Hospitals have been trying to cut back on unnecessary C-sections for years, but progress has stalled.

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Addressing childhood abuse could prevent firearm violence later in life

Association of Health Care Journalists

Involvement within the child welfare system may also be a risk factor for gun violence, according to the report. Why this matters The studys findings present several reporting opportunities for health care journalists.

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SPH Selects Winners of Dean’s Innovation Challenge

BU School of Public Health Blog

Dean Stein launched the competition on January 2, writing in his first message as dean, In 2025, the world needs the best work of public health more than ever [] We find ourselves at an extraordinary moment of challenge and opportunity.

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Long-Covid Patients Are Frustrated That Federal Research Hasn’t Found New Treatments

KFF Health News

This disappoints and angers the patient community, who say the National Institutes of Health should focus on ways to stop their suffering instead of simply trying to understand why they’re suffering. She warns it’s going to take a lot more money to help people like Hayes regain some degree of health.“There

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Professor Receives $29M NIH Grant to Study Dementia Risk Factors, Prevention, and Treatment

BU School of Public Health Blog

September 27, 2024 0 Jillian McKoy Twitter Facebook Up to 45 percent of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) cases could be prevented by modifiable risk factors, but current research is limited to observational studies that make it difficult to establish definitive causes.

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Toxic Legacy — How Lead Exposure Silently Fueled America's Mental Health Crisis

Mercola

Lead exposure has been silently fueling a mental health crisis in the United States. Characterized by impaired brain function, increased impulsivity and heightened anxiety, lead exposure disrupts the very foundation of mental well-being.

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The Pivot with Dr. Hongtu Zhu

UNC Epidemiology Blog

Hongtu Zhu bridges big data and health to improve our understanding of the brain. What’s your role in public health? My work centers on integrating advanced statistical methods, artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data analytics into health research. What brought you to public health?