🌍 Health

• 🩺When America Almost Had Universal Healthcare

  How universal healthcare was nearly enacted under FDR, only to face fierce opposition from the AMA.

• 🚬Ancestral Smoking Is Bad for You, Too

  A new study links present-day health with childhood tobacco use three generations prior

• 🌍Six Continents, 22 Countries, 240,000 Voices - Creating an Unprecedented Window on How Humans Can Flourish and Change

  Discover how a groundbreaking study explores global human well-being through the diverse lenses of 240,000 individuals from 22 countries.

• 🔬A Massive New Grant Will Explore the Health Effects of Religion and Spirituality

  For 30 Years This Gold-Standard Study Has Generated Insights on Human Health

• 🎓Five Questions with Jason Marsh

  Jason Marsh of GGSC explores emotional well-being strategies during COVID-19 in a lively Q&A session. Discover how virtues can navigate personal and collective crises.

• 📚How Does Religious Participation Affect Human Flourishing?

  New research to evaluate long-term links between spiritual practice and physical, mental and social well-being

• 👵Encouraging independence and enterprise for a healthy old age

  Demographic shifts and rising costs may soon push a number of long-standing social safety nets into peril. An analysis of healthcare in the U.K. and its neighbors explores the problem — and some potential ways forward.

• 🏡Paving the home

  This piece highlights the transformative impact of cement floors and paved streets on health, economic stability, and quality of life in Mexico.

• 🦠An iconography of contagion

  An illustration of the public health efforts against tuberculosis, depicting the balance between awareness and fear in disease prevention. "Discover the Unknown Spreaders!"

• 🌾The man who saved a billion lives

  An insightful tribute to Norman Borlaug and his revolutionary contributions to agriculture.

• 🏢Making the stairs more inviting

  Exploring how building design and small nudges can encourage more people to take the stairs rather than the elevator.

• 🩺Face time

  An exploration of how adding a personal touch to patient diagnostics can enhance the connection and meticulousness in medical practice.

• 😷Who was that masked man?

  A reflection on the social impact of masks during the swine flu outbreak.

• 🛍️Use, storage, and sale

  A significant move in Delhi as officials take a strong stance against plastic bags, following the footsteps of other countries like Rwanda and Bhutan. "Carry a plastic bag in Delhi and you could be imprisoned for five years..."

• 🥦Food stamps and farmers markets

  Exploring innovative ways to tackle hunger and obesity among food stamp recipients through incentives that promote fresh produce.

• 🥽Glasses for the masses

  Addressing global vision disparities with innovative, user-adjustable glasses.

• 🚑Baby on board

  A compelling exploration of how innovative engineering methods can overcome the challenges of delivering effective medical equipment in the developing world.

• 🩺Portfolio | Physician

  A personal business card showcasing the professional details of a physician, located in the heart of a bustling city. Coordinates

• 📺Public service plotlines

  This study reveals insights into how television programs like Grey's Anatomy can effectively enhance public awareness about healthcare.

• 🌳Tree of life

  From Vijaysree Venkataraman, a reflection on the journey of the moringa tree and its potential in addressing malnutrition across cultures.

• 🍖The corned beef plague

  An exploration of obesity trends in the Pacific Islands and beyond.