Psychology Professor Nicole Rust dives into why research on conditions like Alzheimer’s and depression hasn’t translated more effectively into better treatments.

Political scientist Julia Lynch and colleagues explore successful international case studies of governments reducing health inequalities from the 1960s to the 2000s.

Beth Linker, Samuel H. Preston Endowed Term Professor in the Social Sciences, delves into the emergence of our nation’s preoccupation with posture.

Professor of Practice Ala Stanford describes the experiences and spirit that made her both a surgeon working within the healthcare system and an innovator when she saw that system failing.

David Barnes, Associate Professor of History and Sociology of Science, tells the story of quarantine in the early 1800s—a controversial practice at the time—and Philadelphia’s attempt to keep out yellow fever, cholera, typhus, and other diseases.

Medical sociologist Jason Schnittker and colleagues explore the paradox of healthcare and prison.