By Jacqueline Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Dietetics and Nutrition, Florida International University
Cristina Palacios, Professor and Chair of Dietetics and Nutrition, Florida International University
Because vitamin D plays a crucial role in many aspects of health and growth, inadequate levels can put children at risk of developing chronic disease early on.
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By Todd Aagaard, Professor of Law, Villanova School of Law
Over a dozen federal agencies have offices in the Philly area. Understanding what they do can highlight how mass layoffs and cutbacks might affect the region.
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By Mark Meiselbach, Assistant Professor of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Matthew Eisenberg, Associate Professor of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
A community-led partnership in Colorado designed to negotiate health care prices lowered health care premiums in 2020 and 2021, we find in our new paper in the Journal of Risk and Insurance. The nonprofit organization is called the Peak Health Alliance.
As health care premiums continue to rise nationwide, many employers have formed so-called purchasing alliances in…
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By Grace McCormack, Research scientist of Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California
Victoria Shier, Research Scientist of Health Policy, University of Southern California
Medicare Advantage − the private option that costs taxpayers extra and requires prior approval − is the default for some state agencies and corporations.
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By Jordan Miller, Teaching Professor of Public Health, Arizona State University
Trump’s nominee for the top CDC role would join the agency at a time of great turmoil and uncertainty for medical research.
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By Beth C. Caldwell, Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School
Many gang members have tattoos to demonstrate their allegiance. But many people with no gang ties will get inked with similar imagery, which can lead law enforcement astray.
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By Annmarie Caño, Professor of Psychology, Gonzaga University
US college leaders would do well to reflect on the courage of their counterparts in 1980s El Salvador who opposed injustice despite grave personal risk.
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By Andreanne Bergeron, Affiliate Professor, Criminology, Université de Montréal
Earlier this year, doctored pornographic images of singer Taylor Swift that were widely circulated online drew attention to the growing phenomenon of deepfakes. While some see these as a technological innovation for artistic purposes, others consider them a worrying development in how digital technologies are being used to perpetuate gender-based violence.
This observation raises an essential question: Is there…
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By Bedassa Tadesse, Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota Duluth
President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping new tariff plan on April 2, 2025, to reshape U.S. trade and boost domestic industry.
Framing the announcement as “Liberation Day,” he proposed a 10% tariff on essentially all imports, with steeper rates for major trade partners, including 34% on Chinese goods and 20% on those from the European Union. Starting April 3, a 25%…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, June 13, 2022. © 2022 Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP Photo (Geneva, April 3, 2025) – The United Nations Human Rights Council on April 3, 2025, began an intergovernmental process to draft an international human rights treaty on older people, Human Rights Watch said today. The consensus resolution is an important victory for human rights and multilateralism at a moment of increasing international uncertainty.Older people around the world experience a wide range of human rights violations on a daily…
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