Gun permits may beat background checks alone for cutting homicide
New analysis suggests universal background checks alone aren’t associated with significantly lower shooting death rates in the US.
State gun laws may lower child suicide rate, but not homicides
State gun laws are associated with decreased suicide rates for children under age 18, but have little influence on homicide rates.
Paid family leave may prevent child abuse
Child abuse is a serious public health issue in the United States. Paid family leave can help prevent it, researchers report.
Paid family leave may prevent child abuse
Child abuse is a serious public health issue in the United States. Paid family leave can help prevent it, researchers report.
Intervention could help young women avoid criminal justice system
Adolescence is the prime time to help young women who’ve had repeated run-ins with the US juvenile justice system find a different path.
How a turn to the right sapped trust in the Supreme Court
“A significant part of the public now sees the Court as just another political branch, not a legal institution above politics.”
What you should know about the Alabama IVF ruling
After Alabama’s ruling on in vitro fertilization, Ruth Faden, a bioethicist at Johns Hopkins University, explores what’s next for IVF in the United States.
Driver’s license laws may improve health for undocumented immigrant moms and babies
Laws that allow undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses boost the overall health and well-being of immigrant moms and their babies.
Is Trump ineligible to run for President?
In this podcast episode, a scholar who ignited debate over Donald Trump being ineligible to be President digs into the Supreme Court case.
Is Trump ineligible to run for President?
In this podcast episode, a scholar who ignited debate over Donald Trump being ineligible to be President digs into the Supreme Court case.