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Introduction and summary On August 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the historic Inflation Reduction Act into law, enacting what may prove to be the most consequential economic and climate legislation in modern American history. The Inflation Reduction Act provides sweeping incentives for developing and producing clean energy technologies and has catalyzed a resurgence in […]
Climate change-related extreme heat events have lengthened, become more frequent, and increased in intensity over the past few decades with some of the worst conditions and impacts observed in Summer 2023. Across the globe and the country there have been rising incidents of
A new study has found that predominantly White neighborhoods had more green spaces, fewer dilapidated buildings, and more single-family homes compared with neighborhoods with mostly Black residents or other minoritized racial or ethnic groups. This observational study was published in Jama Network Open. “Large datasets on determinants of health can help us better understand the […]
Organoids — tissue cultures that roughly replicate the functions of an organ — allow researchers to observe how cells behave in tissues in vitro, in the lab. This is particularly helpful when it comes to investigating the brain and the conditions that affect it. But what are some of the ethical challenges?
Practically, the results of the cases could open the door to even more gerrymandering by legislators around the country, and they could also give legislatures even more power within their states to determine rules for voting — including how, when and where voters could cast their ballots. “In truth, it’s really not even a gerrymandering […]
Introduction Women of color have much at stake in the June 2022 Supreme Court ruling in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The decision overturned the longstanding Constitutional right to abortion and eliminated federal standards on abortion access that had been established by earlier decisions in the cases, Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. […]
In recent weeks, the United States has been grappling with a baby formula shortage following supply chain issues, a voluntary recall, and the closing of a plant that produces a large share of the country’s formula. Data for the week ending May 28th show that the nationwide out-of-stock percentage for baby formula reached 74% among […]
Powell’s planned remarks also point to the Fed’s first interest rate hike of the covid era, slated for policymakers’ next meeting in mid-March. Over two days of testimony this week, Powell is expected to further detail the Fed’s plans around a series of interest rate hikes, along with his expectations for inflation and the job […]
Introduction Despite race being a socio-political system of categorization without a biologic basis, race has historically and continues to play a role in medical teaching and clinical decision making within health care. Race permeates clinical decision making and treatment in multiple ways, including: (1) through providers’ attitudes and implicit biases, (2) disease stereotyping and clinical […]
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