Center For Policy Research

Dying in the year after surviving: a perspective on elevated all-cause mortality among opioid overdose survivors

It has been reported that opioid overdose survivors who had a prior non-fatal opioid overdose have a substantially elevated one-year all-cause mortality compared to first-time overdose survivors. The objective of this Perspective was to construct a framework for assessing the obs...

Seasonal predictability of winter PM 2.5 pollution severity in India through a strong pollution–extratropical storm connection

India suffers from severe fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) air pollution in winter that harms public health and disrupts economic activities. Seasonal prediction of pollution severity could facilitate proactive mitigation planning but is hindered by incomplete understanding of t...

Cancer Screening and Citizenship Status in the US

Importance: Immigrants without US citizenship, or noncitizens, disproportionately endure poverty, labor exclusions, and inadequate health care access-structural drivers of adverse cancer outcomes. While screening is critical for preventing cancer deaths, and cancer is the leading...

Digital Public Goods and Societal AI Resilience Bridging Capacity Gaps in the Global Majority

This memo synthesizes the discussions of the Official Side Event “Digital Public Goods and Societal AI Resilience: Bridging Capacity Gaps in the Global Majority,” convened under the thematic cluster Bridging AI Divides: Capacity-Building, Access and Digital Foundations during the...