When Conscience Calls for Treatment: The Challenge of Reproductive Care in Religious Hospitals
On January 18, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the creation of a Conscien
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What’s Killing Our Children? Child and Infant Mortality among American Indians and Alaska Natives
As an obstetric resident I once took care of a young Native American woman who had been transporte
Read MoreCan Breastfeeding Protect Against Childhood Obesity?
Breastfeeding offers numerous health benefits to children and women globally. For this reason, international health organizations and American expert
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Beyond Survival: The Case for Investing in Young Children Globally
Executive Summary Investing in young children (The UN defines the early childhood period as beginning prenatally through age 8) globall
Read MoreWhy the United States Needs a National Birth Cohort Study
In a list of 17 high-income countries, the United States ranks last in terms of life expectancy for males and second-to-last for females
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Building the Science for a Population Health Movement
In this discussion paper, Adler and colleagues argue that research and action must go hand in hand in the movement for population
Read MoreGetting Serious About the Social Determinants of Health
We have long known that factors outside of medical care — race, education, housing, income, and other social determinants are t
Read MoreSupport Title X and Family Planning
Family planning is one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi
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