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Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Are Driving the Increase in US Excess Mortality—and Adults Without College Degrees Are Bearing Most of the Burden

2025 SPH Hariri Fellows: Sarah Milligan (left) and Allison Portnoy
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Professor and Student Receive Data-Science Fellowships

adolescents.

Reuters

Suicide Rates Fall among Sexual-Minority Youth but Still Outpace Heterosexual Peers

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: adolescents, anxiety, depression, LGBT health, LGBTQ health, mental health, sexuality, suicide, teenagers

StudyFinds

LGBQ Study: Number of Teens Coming out Doubles, but Suicide Attempts Still Troublingly High

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: adolescents, anxiety, depression, LGBT health, LGBTQ health, sexuality, suicide, teenagers

Los Angeles Times

Transgender Teens Find Support in Nonprofit SĀFTY

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

References survey co-authored by Sarah Lipson, assistant professor of health law, policy & management, and Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: adolescents, LGBT health, LGBTQ health, teenagers, transgender, transgender health

Philly Voice

More Teens Are Coming Out as LGBTQ, but Suicide Attempts Remain High

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: adolescents, anxiety, depression, LGBT health, LGBTQ health, sexuality, suicide, teenagers

Global Health News Wire

More Teens Coming Out as LGBQ, but Suicide Attempts Still High

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: adolescents, anxiety, depression, LGBT health, LGBTQ health, sexuality, suicide, teenagers

The Hill

Number of Non-Heterosexual Teens Grows, but Suicide Attempts Remain High

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: adolescents, anxiety, depression, LGBT health, LGBTQ health, sexuality, suicide, teenagers

US News & World Report

Fewer LGBT Teens Plagued by Suicidal Thoughts, but Rates Still High

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: adolescents, anxiety, depression, LGBT health, LGBTQ health, sexuality, suicide, teenagers

US News & World Report

A Surge for Sexual Minority Youth

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: adolescents, anxiety, depression, LGBT health, LGBTQ health, sexuality, suicide, teenagers

Philadelphia Inquirer

More High School Students Than Ever Are Coming Out, but Their Despair Remains Acute

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: adolescents, anxiety, depression, LGBT health, LGBTQ health, sexuality, suicide, teenagers

Wall Street Journal

Booze Ads on Social Media Stir Controversy

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes David Jernigan, professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: adolescents, alcohol, alcohol marketing, alcohol use, social media, youth alcohol consumption

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