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Listen: NPR and KFF Health News Explore How Racism and Violence Hurt Health

KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony and Emily Kwong, host of NPR’s podcast “Shortwave,” talk about Black families living in the aftermath of lynchings and police killings in their communities. Anthony shares her southeastern Missouri-based reporting from “Silence in Sikeston,” a documentary film, podcast, and print reporting project. She discusses the latest research on […]

Published on January 6, 2025

Loneliness linked to higher risk of heart disease and stroke and susceptibility to infection

Interactions with friends and family may keep us healthy because they boost our immune system and reduce our risk of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. Researchers drew this conclusion after studying proteins from blood samples taken from over 42,000 adults recruited to the UK Biobank. Read Full […]

Published on January 3, 2025

Too many men or too few women? New study finds how the gender gap is framed affects perceptions of it

Recognizing that news coverage may have influence in forming attitudes and in driving action, a team of psychology researchers examined whether reframing this gender gap in terms of ‘men’s overrepresentation’ — rather than as ‘women’s underrepresentation’ — would have an impact on perceptions of the issue and on motivations to address it. Its findings showed […]

Published on January 2, 2025