New research finds young gun violence survivors experience lasting physical and mental trauma
As firearms become the top cause of child deaths in the U.S., Northwell Health examined the impact of gun violence on young…
Continue ReadingScience – Stacker
Is social media fueling youth mental health crisis? Here's what the data shows
Charlie Health looks at how social media can cause negative effects on youth mental health and offers tips for how to manage usage.…
Continue Reading
Most common settings for foodborne outbreaks in the US
FoodReady used data from the CDC to explore the most common settings that facilitated foodborne illnesses in the U.S. from 2009 to…
Continue Reading
States where the most people are receiving substance use treatment
Ophelia mapped and analyzed the number of patients in substance use facilities per capita across the U.S., using SAMHSA survey…
Continue Reading
The house of the future will be recyclable: Introducing the first affordable, bio-based 3D-printed house
Reasons to Be Cheerful takes a closer look behind an enormous 3D printer turning natural materials into sustainable, carbon-sequestering…
Continue Reading
The land trust helping India's 'slum-dwelling' women design climate-resilient homes
Next City looks at how, amid soaring temperatures and floods, women in India’s cramped informal settlements are replacing their homes with…
Continue Reading
These US counties are most vulnerable to tornado damage
With tornado season—March to June—upon us, Roof Gnome ranked 2024’s most vulnerable counties for tornado…
Continue Reading
The impact of social media on the mental health of Gen Z
Many Gen Zers don’t remember life before social media. Sandstone Care used McKinsey data to get a global view of its impact on their mental…
Continue Reading
Margaret Morse Nice thought like a song sparrow and changed how scientists understand animal behavior
The Conversation looks back at a pioneering ethologist, bird-bander, and ornithologist Margaret Morse Nice, and how her work influenced scientific…
Continue Reading
Is there gender bias in mental health care? Here's what the data shows
Charlie Health examined data that highlights how gender bias affects mental health care, from treatment to…
Continue Reading
Meet the communities trying to take over their local electric utility
Grist visits communities where local environmental activists say public power would lower bills and expand clean energy, but where they face tough…
Continue Reading
A rare, historically massive cicada season is coming: How to protect your lawn, trees, and landscaping
With 2024 expected to be a historic year for cicada emergence, Pest Gnome put together a comprehensive primer on these insects: from which areas of…
Continue Reading
These are the climate grannies. They'll do whatever it takes to protect their grandchildren.
The 19th talks with a group of women who are using their generational wisdom, environmental activism experience, and free time to try to leave a…
Continue Reading
Across the country, houses of worship are going solar
Grist dives into a federal rule that makes it easier for churches, synagogues, and mosques to install solar panels on…
Continue Reading
Why does fentanyl exist? The history behind the substance driving record overdose deaths in the US
Ophelia dug into the history of fentanyl to explain why the drug associated with so much despair was ever…
Continue Reading
The Portland airport's astonishing new roof tells a local timber story
Reasons to Be Cheerful looks at a massive airport project in southwestern Oregon, a years-long deep dive into sustainable forestry that used only…
Continue Reading
History of foodborne outbreaks in the US
FoodReady used National Outbreak Reporting System data to understand foodborne illness outbreaks over the past two…
Continue Reading
The state of virtual mental health care in 5 stats
Charlie Health analyzes data that highlights how virtual mental health care has grown since the pandemic, plus offers tips on how to find a…
Continue Reading
Does Long COVID cause Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome? An analysis
Guava Health explains the complex post-pandemic relationship between Long COVID and postural orthostatic tachycardia…
Continue Reading
Single-use plastics revolutionized the medical industry. Now, they're raising concerns about sustainability.
Medical Technology Schools analyzed studies and news reports to illustrate why experts are raising alarms about the unsustainable use of medical…
Continue Reading