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Medicaid offers greater financial protection than commercial insurance for lower-income families.
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Political polarization also poses significant health risks, according to new research.
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A new commentary found that power plants’ use of these devices saved up to 9,100 lives and up to $100 billion in health costs in 2023.
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A Q&A with Amar Bhidé, professor of health policy and management.
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- February 13, 2024
Public health occupations in health departments around the country pay substantially less compared to workers in the same occupations in the private sector.
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- February 5, 2024
The first-ever Columbia Irving Medical Center Albany Day took place on January 30.
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- February 2, 2024
Mary Beth Terry discusses the current evidence around limiting or stopping alcohol use and lowering the risk of certain types of cancer.
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- January 31, 2024
The number of pedestrians injured from a fall is significantly higher than the number of pedestrians injured by a motor vehicle collision.
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- January 9, 2024
Environmental health scientist Robbie M. Parks reflects on his experiences at COP28 in Dubai
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- December 20, 2023
Several key public health occupations lack a classification code that the U.S. Labor Department would need to count the number of public health workers serving in the nation’s frontline biodefense.
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- December 19, 2023
Patients generate more actionable and creative ideas when explicitly invited to share ideas, a new study shows.
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- December 13, 2023
New research underscores the crucial role of behavioral sciences in formulating policy decisions.
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- November 28, 2023
Inadequate health coverage is a problem for commercially insured children.
- November 6, 2023
Maternal mortality in the U.S. is on the rise and more than half of maternal deaths occur in the postpartum year.
