News from the School of Public Health

State policies that rely only on treatment programs or on criminal penalties to help get pregnant women who use drugs into rehabilitation aren't as effective as those that use multiple approaches, according to new research from the School of Public Health.

HIV disproportionately affects older African Americans: they face higher rates of infection and mortality than older adults of other racial groups, and they are less likely to receive care.

While various studies have examined the reasons for these disparities, no literature review has consolidated their results.

Lesbian, gay and bisexual youth are nearly 2.5 times more likely to end up in foster care - and stay there - than their heterosexual peers, according to new research from the University of Maryland School of Public Health. The study, published in the journal Child Abuse & Neglect, is the first to document this concerning trend using data representing the entire United States.

Neonicotinoids are the most widely used class of agricultural insecticide in the world, but researchers are increasingly concerned that their residues are contaminating the food supply, potentially leading to harmful developmental and neurological effects for humans.

As the nation grapples with the ongoing opioid crisis, the public health community had been working to expand access to much-needed treatment. But when opioid abuse coincides with mental illness -- as it often does -- less is known about the effect the dual diagnosis has on outcomes and what specialized treatment it might require.

As the nation grapples with the ongoing opioid crisis, the public health community had been working to expand access to much-needed treatment.

But when opioid abuse coincides with mental illness -- as it often does -- less is known about the effect the dual diagnosis has on outcomes and what specialized treatment it might require.