Policy/Ethics

Researchers identify an unintended consequence of a new air traffic modernization plan: a greater risk of having a low birth weight baby Prolonged exposure to loud noise is more than annoying?it is bad for human health. Beyond the obvious…

Concurrent failures of federal drinking water standards and Michigan's emergency manager law reinforced and magnified each other, leading to the Flint water crisis, according to a University of Michigan environmental policy expert.…

New essay collection explores the ways Jordan's Peele's 2017 film "Get Out" "revolutionizes the gothic and horror tradition at the same time that it unmasks the particular politics of race in the early twenty-first-century United…

The introduction of standardised packaging for cigarettes in the UK, combined with stricter taxation measures on cheaper cigarettes, has led to a significant fall in sales for cigarettes, according to new analysis from researchers at the…

"We must work together to give pregnant women the evidence base they deserve." CHAPEL HILL, NC - July 10, 2020 - Pregnant women are among those most in need of safe and effective preventives and treatments for HIV and co-infections. Yet…

For the first time ever, researchers have linked 40 years of productivity data from the construction industry with the actual work done. The results explain the decline in productivity in the construction industry and suggests a way forward…

A new study warns that the last remaining habitat for several endangered bird species in Europe could reduce by up to 50 per cent in the next century as farmers convert land to more profitable crops and meet increased demand for products…

Experts propose decentralized system to monitor wildlife markets, other hotspotsCredit: Ishaan Raghunandan The virus that causes COVID-19 probably originated in wild bats that live in caves around Wuhan, China, and may have been…

Several essays look specifically at how racial inequality is embodied in health inequities. Black Lives in a Pandemic: Implications of Systemic Injustice for End-of-Life Care Alan Elbaum In recent months, Covid-19 has devastated…

Study finds fewer women publishing COVID-related papers, especially in early days of pandemicCredit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- A new study finds that fewer women were first authors on COVID-19-related research…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- COVID-19 has placed tremendous pressure on health care systems, not only for critical care but also from an anxious public looking for answers. Research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business found…

A new Hastings Center special report takes a critical look at the role of genomics in perpetuating racism and inequality Genomics is crowding out ways of reducing inequality, has thwarted medicine from advancing justice, and is creating…

Kai Ruggeri's research has one overriding objective: to improve the well-being of populations by confronting inequality. He is a behavioral scientist at Columbia who uses data science to design interventions and recommend policies that…

In an independent report published today, an analysis from over 100 experts finds the benefits of protecting 30% of the planet outweigh the costs by a factor of at least 5:1. The report entitled, "Protecting 30% of the planet for nature:…

LAWRENCE -- A team from the University of Kansas Center for Community Health and Development has partnered with Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health and other community organizations to track and assess the countywide public health…

ROCKVILLE, MD - The Biophysical Society (BPS), composed of more than 7,500 members worldwide, believes the recent modifications to temporary exemptions to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) for F-1 and M-1 student visas fall…

Credit: Oxford University Press Every human being has the right to health and new initiatives should be put in place to encourage pharmaceutical companies to ensure that everyone has access to essential medicine, according to a new…

There's a fairly large flaw in the way that programmers are currently addressing ethical concerns related to artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous vehicles (AVs). Namely, existing approaches don't account for the fact that people…

National and regional policies aimed at addressing pollution fueled by nitrogen lag behind scientific knowledge of the problem, finds a new analysis by an international team of researchers. Its work, which appears in the journal Nature…

Sweden's controversial decision not to lock down during COVID-19 produced more deaths and greater healthcare demand than seen in countries with earlier, more stringent interventions, a new analysis finds. But Sweden fared better than…