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U.S. Could Make Childbirth Free, To Tackle Falling Birth Rates

suzanne bell

A new bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate, the Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act, aims to make childbirth free for privately insured families by requiring insurance companies to cover […]

Opinion: U.S. must keep funding for child sex abuse prevention

Luciana C. Assini-Meytin

This article highlights the urgent need to preserve federal funding for child sexual abuse prevention research, warning that recent disruptions at the CDC threaten critical progress. It underscores both the […]

How personal tragedies can be impacted by national issues

Gemmill

InvestigateTV+ takes an in-depth look at how a woman’s personal tragedy became embroiled in the abortion debate and hears from both sides of the issue. Originally published at InvestigateTV+. Alison […]

HPC Associate Robert A. Moffitt Receives Irene B. Taeuber Award

Moffitt

Professor Robert A. Moffitt, the Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University, has been awarded the prestigious Irene B. Taeuber Award at the 2025 Population Association of America (PAA) […]

Congratulations to JHU 2025-26 APC Fellow Suzanne Bell!

suzanne bell

The APC fellowship program aims to raise the profile and visibility of early-career population researchers; offer early-career researchers opportunities to develop skills in disseminating research; and build the cross-center population […]

The gender war

suzanne bell

This article criticizes Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for prioritizing Trump’s anti-transgender policies over urgent public health crises, such as declining vaccination rates and […]

There’s an AI physio seeing patients in the UK. Can it fix my back?

elizabeth stuart

An AI-powered app called Flok Health is being used in the UK to help patients manage lower back pain through pre-recorded physiotherapy sessions tailored by AI. While the app offers […]

Anti-Abortion Policies Are Making People Reexamine Their Plans Around Pregnancy

Gemmill

This article explores how restrictive abortion policies and declining maternity care access are discouraging people from having children, even those who previously wanted larger families. It argues that political decisions […]

Study finds domestic adoptions surging as international programs end

suzanne bell

Domestic infant adoptions in the U.S. increased by 3.17% from 2019 to 2022, while international adoptions fell significantly due to restrictions in China and Ukraine. The report suggests that decreased […]

How Positive Childhood Experiences Offset Adversity

Christina Bethell

Research on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) has shown that childhood trauma is linked to increased health risks in adulthood, but emerging studies on Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) suggest that supportive […]