Several states have joined President Donald Trump's deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further—by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement.
May 18, 2026
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Health and medicine is more than just biological—societal forces can get under your skin and cause illness. Medical sociologists like me study these forces by treating society itself as our laboratory. Health and illness ...
Jan 8, 2026
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Older adults who live in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods spend significantly fewer days at home in the year after a fall-related hip fracture than those living in more affluent areas, according to a large U.S. study ...
Dec 23, 2025
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Work-related fatigue among cargo seafarers has increased, despite efforts to monitor work and rest regulations on ships, a study from Cardiff University shows.
May 28, 2025
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Older adults with declining financial and health literacy are at risk of making mistakes that could significantly impact their well-being. They could, for instance, make wrong decisions on when to claim Social Security payments, ...
Apr 11, 2025
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Gender detransitioning—going back to living as the gender one was assigned at birth, or identifying differently—is generating more and more headlines these days. How do young people who've gone through the process view how ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Will the threats associated with artificial intelligence be as bad as some fear? Or will AI be relatively benign? Could the answer be somewhere in between?
May 28, 2024
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The latest Consumer Price Index report showed inflation slowing in October, due in part to a supposed 34% drop in the cost of health insurance from the same time last year. That left many people scratching their heads, since ...
Nov 28, 2023
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If you need medical care, you're more likely to skip it due to cost issues if you're American than if you're Australian, Canadian, British or French, a new report finds.
Nov 16, 2023
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When winter storms hit, good balance can prevent falls and injuries—ranging from broken arms, legs or hips to back injuries and concussions.
Jan 25, 2023
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