/tags/brown-school Brown School en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Fri, 17 Feb 2023 19:45:03 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-02-17/wash-u-study-links-depression-among-black-college-graduates-to-racial-discrimination A recent study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis found that racial discrimination is linked to depression among college-educated Black Americans. Fri, 17 Feb 2023 19:45:03 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-02-17/wash-u-study-links-depression-among-black-college-graduates-to-racial-discrimination Andrea Y. Henderson /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-26/as-missouri-weighs-curbing-voter-access-congress-looks-to-expand-it As Missouri lawmakers contemplate laws making it harder to vote without a photo ID, 42 other states are considering more than 250 bills that would raise barriers to voting. Fri, 26 Mar 2021 21:00:18 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-26/as-missouri-weighs-curbing-voter-access-congress-looks-to-expand-it Emily Woodbury /health-science-environment/2020-07-06/young-cancer-patients-on-medicaid-at-higher-risk-of-death-say-st-louis-researchers Children and teenagers diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. can have a very different chance of survival based on the type of health insurance they have,… Mon, 06 Jul 2020 10:39:40 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-07-06/young-cancer-patients-on-medicaid-at-higher-risk-of-death-say-st-louis-researchers Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2019-10-24/suicide-attempts-rise-among-black-teens-wash-u-study-reports Black teenagers in the U.S. are attempting suicide more often — even as suicide attempts have dropped for teens of other racial groups.Suicide is the… Fri, 25 Oct 2019 00:31:37 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-10-24/suicide-attempts-rise-among-black-teens-wash-u-study-reports Shahla Farzan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-09-27/report-access-to-voting-unequal-for-those-in-low-income-communities-people-with-disabilities While working at polling stations in the St. Louis region for the 2008 presidential election, Gena Gunn McClendon noticed the voting process varied,… Fri, 27 Sep 2019 21:32:31 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-09-27/report-access-to-voting-unequal-for-those-in-low-income-communities-people-with-disabilities Andrea Y. Henderson /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-02-04/different-face-of-addiction-has-led-to-long-overdue-shift-from-criminal-justice-to-public-health When David Patterson Silver Wolf refers to the U.S. opioid epidemic as part of a “disease of despair” and “a tough disease to treat,” he’s speaking from… Mon, 04 Feb 2019 22:10:40 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-02-04/different-face-of-addiction-has-led-to-long-overdue-shift-from-criminal-justice-to-public-health Evie Hemphill /government-politics-issues/2010-04-29/will-the-new-health-care-law-lead-to-a-healthier-missouri This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 29, 2010 - The federal health-insurance law could transform care in Missouri in the long run, a… Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:48:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2010-04-29/will-the-new-health-care-law-lead-to-a-healthier-missouri Robert Joiner /education/2010-04-25/take-five-meet-wash-us-michael-sherraden-one-of-times-100-most-influential-people-in-the-world This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 25, 2010 - On the day that St. Louisan Michael Sherraden officially joined the ranks of Time… Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:24:47 GMT /education/2010-04-25/take-five-meet-wash-us-michael-sherraden-one-of-times-100-most-influential-people-in-the-world Mary Delach Leonard /government-politics-issues/2009-08-20/groups-for-and-against-health-care-reform-press-their-cases-before-congress-resumes This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 20, 2009 - As President Barack Obama and members of Congress continue debating health-care in… Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:14:44 GMT /government-politics-issues/2009-08-20/groups-for-and-against-health-care-reform-press-their-cases-before-congress-resumes Dale Singer, Jo Mannies /politics-issues/2009-08-19/a-rational-look-at-health-care-rationing This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 19, 2009 - When it comes to health-care rationing, the discussions can be anything but… Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:24:51 GMT /politics-issues/2009-08-19/a-rational-look-at-health-care-rationing Dale Singer