Category: Policy

  • New Federal Loan Caps May Disrupt Medical Field: Harvard Study

    Researchers from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute have released a groundbreaking study revealing the potential ramifications of new federal loan restrictions under the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on medical students. The study, published today in the journal JAMA, provides a comprehensive national estimate of affected medical students. With the United States…

  • Universal Free School Meals Linked to Lower Blood Pressure in Students, New Study Finds

    Universal free school meals could be a key player in improving public health, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Washington. The study, published n JAMA Network Open, found that students in schools that adopted universal free meal programs were significantly less likely to have high blood pressure. The Community…

  • Stanford Study Suggests Permanent Standard Time Could Be Better for Your Health 

    Americans have long participated in the biannual ritual of adjusting their clocks for daylight saving time, yet few express much joy about it. The time shifts in March and November, while inconvenient, have also been linked to a variety of health issues, including increased rates of heart attacks and fatal traffic accidents in the days…

  • Transparency in Government Can Cut Pollution

    A recent study conducted by Sarah Anderson and Mark Buntaine from UC Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of International Business and Economics, in Beijing, and Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, has revealed that increased government transparency can substantially reduce pollution and improve public…

  • NYC Speed Cameras Dramatically Reduce Crashes, New Study Shows

    New York City’s automated speed cameras have been remarkably effective at reducing traffic crashes and speeding violations. Research conducted by NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s C2SMARTER center reveals that these cameras have decreased traffic crashes by 14% and reduced speeding violations by 75% from 2019 to 2021. This significant reduction in speeding is particularly noteworthy…

  • Researchers Propose Resilience Index as New Policy Measure Over GDP

    Researchers from the University of Southampton, University College London (UCL) and the University of East Anglia are calling for a revolutionary shift in how we measure policy success. In a paper published today in One Earth, they argue that Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which has long been the benchmark, fails to account for the broader…