Food Security in an Increasingly Urban World: The Case of Bolivia

October 7th, 2013 - Sarah Sibley

The founder of Alternativas discusses agricultural challenges in a world of climate and economic changes. More »

La Seguridad Alimentaria en un Mundo cada vez más Urbano: El Caso de Bolivia

October 7th, 2013 - Sarah Sibley

La fundadora de Alternativas habla acerca de los retos agrícolas en un contexto de cambios climáticos y económicos. More »

Profiling the Mental Health of Mass Shooters

October 2nd, 2013 - Mike Reddy

Researchers find substantial evidence pointing to paranoid personality disorder and malignant narcissism as the driving force behind the commission of mass violence. More »

Putting a Price on Child Maltreatment

September 26th, 2013 - Elizabeth Kenefick

Researchers attempt to quantify the impact of child maltreatment on Medicaid. More »

An Extra Helping Hand: Changing Behavior to Fight Adult Obesity

September 17th, 2013 - Sarah Sibley

Suparna Ferreri’s Bienestar steps into the escalating obesity crisis with a mission of helping Mexico’s adults manage a healthy and sustainable weight. More »

A Flood of Newly Insured Patients: How Will States, Providers, and Health Systems Respond?

September 10th, 2013 - Brielle Treece

The Urban Institute investigates the ability of health care providers to manage changes from the Affordable Care Act. More »

The Art of Negotiation: Hospitals and Managed Care

September 5th, 2013 - Benjamin Stone

A study models the effect of negotiations between Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals on the cost of health care. More »

How Food Safety Regulations Produce the Producers

August 14th, 2013 - Susanne Wengle

A look at the challenges of small and non-standard food producers in a science-based regulatory regime. More »

The True Cost of Welfare Reform

August 13th, 2013 - Elizabeth Kenefick

Researchers take advantage of early randomized experiments to analyze the impact of workforce participation requirements and time limits on participants’ health. More »

Food Stamps: More than a Safety Net?

August 6th, 2013 - Keri Lintz

Researchers find positive effects on health and economic self-sufficiency decades after initial exposure to the largest US hunger safety net program. More »

Swallowing a Bitter Pill: Expensive Prescriptions Mean Low Adherence

August 1st, 2013 - Connor Hurley

Low-income patients benefit when physicians prescribe cheaper drugs, but physicians don’t always know how much patients pay. More »

Suicide Prevention: A Policy Solution?

July 11th, 2013 - Brielle Treece

An examination of state insurance laws shows that mental health insurance coverage has a significant impact on suicide rates. More »