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WashU Medicine’s Philip Budge, a secondary faculty member at SPH, says classifying the disease as endemic to the U.S. could strengthen surveillance, research and public health responses.

WashU Public Health’s Rodrigo Reis talked with KMOX about his study highlighting major gaps in access to healthy food and transportation — especially in north St. Louis.

Olin Business’ Patrick Aguilar, MD, a secondary faculty member at SPH, says that people who don’t meet the restricted eligibility criteria can still obtain a COVID-19 vaccine, but the increased difficulty will deter some.

A program designed to help rural hospitals stay open is inadequately funded and provides uneven assistance, says WashU Public Health’s Timothy McBride, a health policy expert.

WashU Medicine’s Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, an SPH secondary faculty member, says that although some studies showed benefits of cannabis for anxiety and depression, many studies also found risks.

WashU Public Health’s Tim McBride explains how rising hospital costs and shrinking federal health-care funding are fueling disputes between hospitals and insurers. As negotiations stall, access to care and coverage hangs in the balance.

WashU Medicine’s Mark Manary, a global expert on childhood malnutrition and a secondary faculty member at SPH, emphasizes that recovery is possible — but only if food aid is urgently delivered and sustained over the coming months.

SPH’s Morgan Shields, an expert in psychiatric care quality, says that people who have bad experiences with inpatient psychiatric care can lose trust in the mental health system.

Health economist Tim McBride says that fewer insured patients leads to higher uncompensated care costs and more economic stress for small hospitals.

Matthew Kreuter, who leads the team that conducted the survey, says the shift reflects growing awareness of trauma, grief and stress in the community — and the urgent need to address it.