7 things journalists need to know about guns
…with lots of experience covering them. We thank Henry Pierson Curtis, who covered gun and drug trafficking and other crime at the Orlando Sentinel for 25 years before retiring in…
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Disparities in HIV prevalence, prevention and treatment: An explainer and research roundup
…HIV medicine is called antiretroviral therapy, or ART, and is prescribed as a single pill or combination of medications from several drug classes. HIV medicine reduces the amount of HIV…
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What’s a nationally representative sample? 5 things you need to know to report accurately on research
…that examines absenteeism among U.S. public school students or a clinical trial of a new drug designed to treat Alzheimer’s disease. When researchers design a study, they start by defining…
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Solitary confinement in US prisons: A research-based primer
…disciplinary hearing or investigation, according to a review of state policies published in 2021 in the Criminal Justice Policy Review. “Supermax housing illustrates a policy that was implemented with little…
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In counties where Fox News has a lower channel number, elected judges impose harsher criminal sentences
…drug-related offenses, the effect could be driven by racial bias in media messaging,” Ash and Poyker write. “Alternatively, it could be that ‘tough-on-drugs’ rather than ‘tough-on-crime’ rhetoric matters in this…
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Environmental conservation in the farm bill: A research roundup
…and Christopher Laingen. farmdocDaily, March 2022. Precision Conservation: Linking Set-Aside and Working Lands Policy Scott Swinton. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, February 2022. Farm Bill Primer: Conservation Title Congressional Research…
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Mpox: An explainer and research roundup
…Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania finds that knowledge about mpox has declined, following an increase between July and August 2022, and so has the fear of…
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Childhood vaccines: What research shows about their safety and potential side effects
…audiences that the majority of U.S. children get their recommended shots every year. Most Americans favor school vaccination requirements, according to a January 2025 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy…
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The impact of ageism on health and health care: A research roundup and explainer
…under-representation of older adults in clinical trials through a policy lens, reporting on the severity of the problem through a review of past research and outlining potential policy solutions. Older…
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Public assistance seems to help drug offenders stay away from crime
…serve less time on average than non-drug offenders. Helpful resources: The Drug Policy Alliance, a group that advocates for reform to drug laws, explains that President Richard Nixon popularized the…
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