Researchers examined Oregon’s 2008 Medicaid lottery and found that for every nine adults who gained health care coverage, one additional child also enrolled.
Cannabis use is more prevalent in states where recreational use is legal for adults but growing as fast, or faster, in states where cannabis is prohibited by law.
The larger than previously recognized disparities in air pollution in communities where most Americans live may have implications for persistent racial health disparities in the United States.
Mailman's Y. Claire Wang finds that with 1 in 7 adults severely obese, overall medical costs reached an estimated $69 billion for obesity-related health issues.
Many still lack access to HIV care. In Zimbabwe, ICAP has embarked on a novel program to gather household data to assess the epidemic and expand treatment.
Exceeding Expectations is a project of the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center. Every week, they will introduce you to a New Yorker you'll want to meet.
A new Mailman study examines the separate effects of clinical symptoms and labeling on stigma in young people identified as at risk for psychotic disorders.
Deborah Hasin finds that marijuana use has doubled in the United States, and with the increase comes more marijuana use disorders and cannabis-related accidents.