Black women died during or soon after pregnancy at higher rates than any other racial group in every year from 1999 to 2019. American Indian and Alaska Native women had the greatest increase in risk during this period.
A new study found that youth were providing extreme or untruthful responses to CDC surveys on LGBQ student health.
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Potential inaccuracies in CDC high school surveys may have created an exaggerated perception that LGBQ youth engage in risky behaviors, new research shows.
One study has found that only 20% of Asian college students diagnosed with a mental health disorder receive treatment.
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An increase in anti-Asian hate incidents during the pandemic contributed to a rise in depression among Asian and Asian American college students, a study found.
Federal funding shored up charities when the economy was in distress.
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Two economists calculated that the Paycheck Protection Program saved more than 450,000 nonprofit jobs in the first six months after the pandemic was declared.
Research shows that unsupervised online exams can accurately assess student learning.
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Trading in PC monitors for VR headsets can cause workers to experience dizziness, headaches and nausea. Researchers are beginning to understand why and what can be done to minimize the effects.
A new study found that those with student loans are more likely to delay medical, dental and mental health care.
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A nationally representative survey found that the share of nonprofits aware of their right to support or oppose legislation has fallen by more than half in the past 20 years.
As the saying goes, it’s better to teach someone to fish than to give them a fish.
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Increasing the number of older people with both Medicaid and Medicare would mean fewer of them would be forced to skimp on the care and treatment they need.
This image of actin filaments in a cell was taken using a type of superresolution microscopy.
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Superresolution microscopy allowed researchers to view cells at the molecular level. Improvements on the technique can help study the building blocks of complex cell processes over time.
Genetics may play a role in COVID-19 disease severity.
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Kids were more likely to tell an adult and less likely to touch or hold a handgun that they discovered if they’d recently watched a short video about gun safety.
Feeling generous?
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In a study with people as young as 4 years old, participants underestimated how much others would appreciate their good deeds.
The 21st Century Cures Act requires that test results be released to patients even before their health care provider has reviewed them.
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Director, Institute for Social and Health Equity; Social and Healty Equity Endowed Chair, Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York