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Opioid Use Disorder
July 2026 Sarah B. Windle, Peter M. Socha, Jasleen Arneja, Sam Harper, Genevieve Gore, Geneviéve Gariépy, Eva Graham, Arijit Nandi,
Substantial changes in cannabis policies are occurring globally; however, the impacts of these reforms on cannabis use, as well as downstream effects on other substance use, remain unclear. More
Reproductive Health
July 2026 Naomi Clemmons, Lea Ayers LaFave, Milton Kotelchuck, Arthur R. James,
Public health prevention initiatives (inclusive of clinical care/services) concerning women have historically pursued two relatively independent tracks: a maternal and child health (MCH) track and a family planning track. While not so far apart from one another, their language, practice, and policy have kept MCH and family planning services in silos at the expense of providing a comprehensive continuum of care and services for sexual and reproductive health. More
Public Health
July 2026 Paula M. Lantz,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other public health organizations periodically create lists of significant public health achievements in the United States and globally. More
July 2026 William J. McCarthy, Darren Lov, Frederick Ferguson,
In this commentary, we applaud Gearhardt and colleagues’ focus on the negative health effects of consuming ultra-processed foods but suggest that the bigger dietary contributor to obesity risk is American consumers’ lack of access to a diverse range of gut microbiota-accessible foods. More
Food Policy Population Health
July 2026 Iliya Gutin,
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists have been adopted faster and more widely than any anti-obesity therapy prior. More
Aging
July 2026 Harold A. Pollack, Brian Chicoine, Kamala Gullapalli Cotts,
For almost 40 years, Janice cared for Vincent, her son with a developmental disability, at their home in upstate New York. More
Health Equity Health IT
June 2026 Ninez A. Ponce, Riti Shimkhada, Tara Becker, Susan Babey, AJ Scheitler,
Health equity depends on data equity: the representation of communities in the data used to identify disparities, target interventions, and hold systems accountable. More
Population Health
June 2026 Eszter Rimányi, Jonathan D. Quick, Stephen W. Hargarten, Charles C. Branas, Sandro Galea, Nason Maani, Jonathan Lowy, Zain Hussain, Nicholas Hoffmann,
The United States has among the highest firearm-related deaths in the world. More
Child Health Reproductive Health
June 2026 Sarah Hamersma, Mitchell McFarlane,
Able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) are eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for only 3 months in any 36-month period, after which they are subject to a work requirement to continue receiving benefits. More
Child Health
June 2026 Catherine Falconer, Michelle Shankar, Beth D. Marshall, Sara B. Johnson, Megan M. Tschudy, Elliott Attisha, Josh Sharfstein,
Chronic absence, defined as missing more than 10% of time in school, has risen sharply in the United States following the COVID-19 pandemic and now affects more than one in four students. More
