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Wave V Public-Use Biomarker Data Released
March 2, 2022
The pandemic baby bust was smaller than we thought
March 2, 2022
Women in urban Senegal seek less biased contraceptive access
March 2, 2022New UNC research has found that women in urban Senegal seeking family planning services tend to avoid providers with a bias that would prevent them from acquiring their preferred method of contraception. While many studies have exposed the types of … Read more
Who needs more than four COVID-19 tests per household?
February 4, 2022
Submit an abstract: 2022 Add Health Users Conference
February 4, 2022
Picture warnings on sodas? A promising tool to fight childhood obesity
February 1, 2022The findings are promising: The warnings reduced parental purchases of sugary drinks for their kids by 17 percentage points.
Forecasting COVID-19: A conversation with Paul Delamater
January 24, 2022For the past several months, Paul Delamater has been working with a team of researchers to forecast COVID-19 cases across North Carolina. The NC COVID-19 dashboard shows up-to-date estimates and future forecasts of SARS-CoV-2 infections, COVID-19 cases, and (coming soon) … Read more
Dying Young in the USA: New report shows lower life expectancy for young Americans
January 24, 2022A new PRB report shows lower life expectancy for young Americans; researchers say “aggressive action” is needed to increase survival rates for infants, children, young adults. UNC sociologist Robert Hummer co-led the research team. Americans ages 15 to 24 are … Read more
In the news…January 4, 2022
January 4, 2022Scientists Are Racing to Gauge the Threat of Omicron (Justin Lessler, The New York Times) Meet the Press – December 19, 2021 (Justin Lessler, Meet the Press) Breakthrough COVID-19 infections and deaths rose during delta, but far outpaced by the … Read more