Birth outcomes improve in states that extend driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants, research finds
In 2023, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Minnesota joined a growing list of states that allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.
Washington University joins NIH cancer screening clinical trials network
New network to evaluate emerging technologies in diverse populations.
Study looks at ways to sustain public health programs
State tobacco control programs that used a new training model were better able to sustain operations, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Policy interventions helped save lives during pandemic, study finds
States that emphasized non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such as distancing and mask wearing, fared better in curbing the spread of COVID-19, finds a forthcoming study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
‘Long flu’ has emerged as a consequence similar to long COVID
Study shows patients hospitalized for flu or COVID-19 face increased risk of long-term health problems, death.
Iannotti wins scientific excellence award
Lora Iannotti, a professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named recipient of the 2022 Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Award for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab.