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Agreements for deed — rent-to-own contracts targeting low-income people with poor credit — are predatory, says WashU Public Health’s Patrick Fowler, who is tracking the rise of such contracts with the help of postdoctoral researcher Yi Wang.

WashU Public Health’s Derek Brown and the Brown School’s Kim Johnson, a member of the SPH secondary faculty, say that lack of health insurance could lead to delayed diagnosis, gaps in care and worse outcomes.

WashU Public Health’s Tim McBride explains why contract disputes between health systems and insurers are becoming more frequent and contentious.

WashU Medicine’s Cynthia Rogers, a member of the SPH secondary faculty, emphasizes the urgent need for more mental health services for children and youth in St. Louis as a new hospital opens to expand capacity.

There is a body of research that can inform and reduce the burden of firearm injury, says WashU Public Health Dean Sandro Galea.

The Brown School’s Cal Halvorsen, a member of the SPH secondary faculty, speaks on the benefits of creating a cohesive, multigenerational workforce. 

WashU Public Health Dean Sandro Galea warns that the administration’s turn toward alternative medicine risks sidelining science in federal health policy.

WashU Public Health’s Jean-Francois Trani and the Brown School’s Mitra Naseh, a member of the SPH secondary faculty, write that Afghan migrants seeking safety confront a litany of restrictions.

An analysis led by WashU Public Health’s Tim McBride shows that tax credits passed in 2021 led to a rapid increase in the number of Missourians enrolled in marketplace plans.

“People might do better, physically, psychologically, socially, if they have a role that they think is important and they identify with,” said the Brown School’s Cal J. Halvorsen, a member of the SPH secondary faculty.