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Health, Politics & Government

Same-sex marriage legalization linked to increases in insurance coverage for gay men

by Chloe Reichel | July 17, 2018

After same-sex marriage was legalized in the U.S., more gay men reported having health insurance, access to medical care and annual checkups.

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Criminal Justice, Race & Gender

Black and white bail judges show bias against black defendants

by Denise-Marie Ordway | July 16, 2018

A forthcoming study suggests both black and white bail judges show bias against black men facing criminal charges.

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Health, Politics & Government

New intervention plan linked to lower risk of veteran suicides

by Chloe Reichel | July 11, 2018

A new strategy tested on suicidal military veterans was linked to lower odds they’d engage in suicidal behavior in the following six months.

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Criminal Justice, Education, Politics & Government

Race-based affirmative action: How colleges can achieve diversity without it

by Denise-Marie Ordway | July 11, 2018

Without affirmative action, colleges could still ensure a racially diverse student body if they started giving preference to lower-income students while also urging more minorities to apply, a new analysis suggests.

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Politics & Government

Door-to-door canvassing campaigns can sway voter decisions

by Carmen Nobel | July 9, 2018

Door-to-door canvassing campaigns actually work to persuade voters and sway national election outcomes – even when they don’t encourage more people to show up to the polls.

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(Prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity Among U.S. Adults by State and Territory, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016 / CDC)
Health, Media, Race & Gender

How the media covers obesity in America

by Chloe Reichel | July 6, 2018

To help reporters consider how best to cover obesity, Journalist’s Resource has summarized the findings of several recent studies on broader trends in the media.

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Health, Media, Race & Gender

Ads work. Two studies show what this means for public health

by Chloe Reichel | July 5, 2018

Two new studies show how advertising can help promote healthy or unhealthy behaviors.

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Economics, Health, Politics & Government

Nearly 2 million U.S. families face financial hardship for ongoing heart care

by Chloe Reichel | July 3, 2018

Nearly 2 million low-income families affected by cardiovascular disease face high or catastrophic financial burdens due to out-of-pocket costs.

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Health, Race & Gender

Hopes for the future linked to lower likelihood of violent behavior

by Chloe Reichel | July 2, 2018

Teen boys from low-income neighborhoods in Pittsburgh were less likely to have perpetuated violence if they had goals and hope for the future.

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U.S. Supreme Court justices
Politics & Government

TV news coverage linked to diminished support for Supreme Court

by Denise-Marie Ordway | June 29, 2018

New research suggests the U.S. Supreme Court lost public support in recent decades partly because TV news coverage has tended to frame its decisions as political or insincere.

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