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Research

Political Polarization Is Linked to Lower Vaccination Rates

The reemergence of vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States is no longer just a what-if scenario. Recent outbreaks and declining vaccination rates reveal a major challenge: childhood vaccination coverage varies widely across the nation. A cross-sectional study now suggests that partisanship could play a crucial role in this uneven distribution. Study Uncovers Political Influence on […]

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Analytics

The Comfortable Politics of Implementation Science

This article is part of Decision-Useful Implementation Science, an ongoing series exploring what implementation research actually tells us about putting evidence into practice. Using large-scale text analysis, natural language processing, and bibliometric methods, the project examines nearly 1.5 million PubMed-indexed publications from 1980 to 2025. Rather than reviewing individual studies, the series steps back to […]

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News

Is Political Polarization Becoming a Social Determinant of Health?

A new study published in Nature Human Behaviour raises a troubling question for public health: what if political polarization is no longer just shaping what people believe, but also how healthy they are? Researchers Elizabeth Elder and Neil A. O’Brian examined individual-level medical data and death records from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to […]

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Policy

Yes, Politics Shapes Cancer Outcomes

A few months ago, before things took a nosedive, we spoke to Nancy Kriegar about her work looking at the intersection of health and political belief systems. You can revisit below. Now, Dr. Kriegar has a new article looking at how politics shape cancer outcomes. Let’s start with a basic principle. Many cancer deaths are […]

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Commentary

Requiem for the Memory of a Teacher.

On June 1st, a high school friend forwarded me a letter to the editor that had recently been published in our local paper. The author criticized the paper’s recent treatment of President Trump, contrasting it to how it treated Joe Biden in the 2024 election. It was a fairly typical opinion piece, nothing especially surprising […]

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Collaboration

Turning the Tide on Firearm Suicide: A New Era of Collaboration

When faced with staggering statistics, such as 55% of the 49,000 suicide deaths in 2022 being firearm-related, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. However, a remarkable and unexpected alliance is emerging that could change this grim narrative. Pro-gun advocates, government officials, healthcare providers, suicide prevention organizations, and researchers are joining forces to address one of the […]

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Society

Shifting Reasons for Gun Ownership

Note: This article was officially published over the last few days, so it’s work resharing here. Over the past few years, the reasons why Americans own guns have been changing. Once primarily associated with hunting and recreation, gun ownership is increasingly driven by the desire for protection. This shift has significant implications for public health […]

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