Social Determinants of Health Archives

The Big Impact of Little Barriers to Public Benefits

Paul Shafer on research showing how big a difference it makes when states make it easier or harder to access benefits.

Neel Shah writes about a new meta-analysis of studies connecting depression in pregnant people to adverse birth outcomes.

As gun violence continues to soar in U.S. cities, one violence prevention specialist tries to stem the tide of homicides in his hometown.

Atheendar Venkataramani writes about new research showing how Medicaid coverage can help someone who hasn’t even been born yet.

A young woman living with cerebral palsy shares the struggles, fears and silver linings she’s experienced during the pandemic.

Adam Gaffney looks at new research linking hospitals to racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality.

Samantha Artiga discusses research showing how several racial and ethnic groups continue to be underrepresented in U.S. medical schools.

Katy Backes Kozhimannil explores a review of how the impacts of structural racism have been studied in reproductive health.

Kosali Simon breaks down research that uses NASCAR’s switch to unleaded gas to explore the impact of pollution on kids’ cognitive development.

Doctors are pushing millions more Americans to get screened for lung cancer, but the test comes with tricky risks and tough barriers.