Book explores ‘rugged individualism’ and its impact on inequality in America
A new book by a professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis explores and critiques the widespread perception in the United States that one’s success or failure in life is largely the result of personal choices and individual characteristics.
Parents’ social isolation linked to their children’s health
Parents’ social isolation was linked to self-reported poorer health not only for themselves but also for their adolescent children, finds a study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Purnell tapped for national roundtable on population health
Jason Purnell, associate professor at the Brown School, has recently joined the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Roundtable on Population Health Improvement.
Abortion bans criminalize doctors. For black physicians, the risks are even higher.
Abortion bans ask black doctors, who already often face hostile environments, to surmount these barriers in an environment where they could face criminal prosecution simply for doing the work they were trained to do.
Sam Moore’s legacy should be change in North St. Louis
We must change the way we treat people. On the cusp of a mayoral election, Moore’s legacy urges us to remember that St. Louis won’t be a whole city until North St. Louis is a record of equity and justice.
Cancer survival disparities in minority children, adolescents greater for more treatable cancers
Racial and ethnic minority children and adolescents with cancer have a higher risk of death than non-Hispanic white children and adolescents, with evidence for larger disparities in survival for more treatable cancers, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Remembering the extraordinary life of A.E. Hotchner
His unselfishness is a reminder that each one of us has the chance to remake ourselves and to make a difference in the world. Hotchner’s life was not about bombast, ridicule or belittling others. It was about helping others in need. In short, it was a life well-lived.
Richards installed as inaugural Koch Distinguished Professor of Law
Neil M. Richards has been installed as the inaugural Koch Distinguished Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis. A ceremony and reception were held last October to mark the occasion.
Battling treatment resistant opioid use disorder
Similar to treatment resistant depression, there is a subpopulation of those addicted to opioids who do not respond to standard opioid use disorder treatments. In a new paper, an addiction expert at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis suggests a new category for these types of patients: treatment resistant opioid use disorder.
Revealing the devastating costs of childhood poverty
Grass-roots groups across the country have been organizing and working to fundamentally change the conditions that disenfranchise so many Americans, poor and nonpoor alike. They would do well to use “Invisible Americans” as a launching point.
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