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Endnotes: Priced Out (Tsung-Mei Cheng)

Health care in America is expensive, but it doesn’t have to be, according to the late Uwe Reinhardt, a leader in health care policy…

E-cigarette Regulations Increase Prenatal Cigarette Use among Teen Smokers, New Study Shows

Earlier studies have shown that the passage of minimal legal sale age (MLSA) laws regulating the purchase of e-cigarettes among teens…

WWS Reacts: Restricting Abortions Across America

Reproductive rights are now front and center in the 2020 campaign, as a number of states recently have tried to restrict or regulate…

Initially Threatened by Change, People Adapt to Societal Diversity Over Time

President Donald Trump recently introduced immigration reforms that would prioritize education and employment qualifications over family…

Q&A: Priced Out: The Economic and Ethical Costs of American Health Care

Health care in America is expensive, but it doesn’t have to be, according to the late Uwe Reinhardt, former James Madison Professor of…

Inequality Gap Grew Before the Great Recession and After, Study Finds

The Great Recession hit Americans across the socioeconomic spectrum, with some still working to recover economically. Yet, the drivers…

Politics & Polls #133: Women of Color in the Digital Space Featuring Kimberly Bryant

The technology sector is an important part of the economy, yet there exists a dearth of women in the field — especially females of color…

Currie Wins NOMIS Foundation’s Distinguished Scientist and Scholar Award

Princeton University’s Janet Currie is winner of the NOMIS Foundation’s Distinguished Scientist and Scholar Award, which comes with a…

Project to Collect Real Portraits of American Life

Today, only half of children grow up to earn more than their parents, as opportunities for upward mobility continue to decline. Meanwhile…

Q&A: Information, Democracy, and Autocracy: Transparency and Political (In)Stability

Americans seeking information about unemployment rates, wage growth and inflation can do so with the click of a button. But transparency…

WWS Reacts: Following Texas Ruling, What’s Next for the ACA?

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) appears to be on the chopping block again after a federal court judge in Texas ruled the law…

Urban Population, Transportation Patterns Affect How Flu Epidemics Play Out

The more people a city has and the more organized its residents' movement patterns, the longer its flu season is apt to last, new…

Assault During Pregnancy Can Lead to Low Birth Weight and Pre-Term Babies

Physical assault during pregnancy, especially in the third trimester, can significantly increase the rates of babies born at very low…

Mental Health Declining Among Disadvantaged American Adults

American adults of low socioeconomic status report increasing mental distress and worsening well-being, according to a new study by…

Boosting Employment Rate Is Unlikely to Curb Opioid Use

Improving job prospects for people in economically depressed parts of the United States is unlikely to help curb the opioid epidemic,…

Defending Democracy: Princeton Conference to Address Civil, Military Responses in an Age of Disinformation

Robert Mueller’s recent indictment of 13 Russians and their “troll farm” has given us a clearer view of what an adversary can do with…

Reinhardt, Cheng Recognized for Contributions to Health Policy

The late Uwe Reinhardt was awarded the Chair Award by AcademyHealth, the country’s leading national organization for health services…

In India, Subtle Corruption Robs Villagers of Roads

Examining a major road-building program in India, researchers at Princeton University and the Paris School of Economics used an…

Hydraulic Fracturing Negatively Impacts Infant Health

From North Dakota to Ohio to Pennsylvania, hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, has transformed small towns into energy…

Satellite Imagery Reveals Decline in ISIS Oil Production

Oil production by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) steadily declined between 2014 and 2016, indicating that the group was…

Reinhardt Receives Health Policy Leadership Award

Uwe Reinhardt is a winner of the 2017 Bipartisan Health Policy Leadership Award from the National Alliance of Health Policy. The award…

To Predict How Climate Change Will Affect Disease, Researchers Must Fuse Climate Science and Biology

Predicting how climate change will affect the incidence of infectious diseases would have great public health benefits. But the…

Lower-Income Children Raised in Counties With High Upward Mobility Display Fewer Behavioral Issues, Perform Better on Cognitive Tests

Children who grow up in urban counties with high upward mobility exhibit fewer behavioral problems and perform better on cognitive tests,…

Doctors Trained at Lowest-Ranked Medical Schools Prescribe More Opioids

Physicians trained at the United States’ lowest-ranked medical schools write more opioid prescriptions than physicians trained at the…

Study Links Unhealthy Segregated Neighborhoods to Childhood Asthma

Researchers have had trouble explaining why black children are much more likely than other children to suffer from asthma. A new study by…