Recess, Lead, and Mercury—TRIs Impact Kids and School Rankings

There are currently 21,800 toxic release inventory sites (TRIs) operating in the United States, but we have little information on

Measuring the Total Benefits of Influenza Vaccination

The total benefit to society from a single additional influenza vaccination includes the direct benefits to the individual receiving the

Greenhouse gases accumulating in the earth’s atmosphere are poised to raise global temperatures considerably in a relatively short period of

Pneumonia infection is a leading cause of illness in children worldwide, but we know little about its long-term consequences. Economists

In the United States, the opioid epidemic has had dramatic adverse effects—in 2017 alone there were over 45,000 overdose deaths

Half of all smokers in Germany report that they started using tobacco at the age of 15 or younger, which

In the United States, 25 percent of all children and nearly 15 percent of the total population received food stamp

Recent devastating wildfires have drawn attention to how climate change is expected to make weather phenomena more unpredictable and wildfires

As the population ages, many families face decisions about how to care for elderly relatives. In a recent publication, Bridget

In “Uncommon Knowledge: Freaks and geeks, and beyond,” the Boston Globe’s Kevin Lewis highlights a JHR paper on how relative