Pratik Pawar

For the first time, more kids are obese than underweight The year child malnutrition flipped, in one chart.

On the GPSW website today: @pratik-p.bsky.social's story for @vox.com on a historic flip in child malnutrition: www.vox.com/future-perfe...

When you’re sick in Mattapan, where do you go? A new report highlights the lack of critical care facilities in Mattapan, as health disparities persist despite decades of promises.

Check out the results of the Class of 2025's investigation into health inequities in Boston. The first installment from @Anika Jane Beamer, Nanticha Ocharoenchai, @pratik-p.bsky.social, and Paulina (Paula) Rowińska was just published on @gbhnews.bsky.social:

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I am nonbinary. The gender that no longer officially exists in the United States. I was offered the chance to change my gender designation to "X" on my passport and driver's license in 2023. I decided not to and here's why.

From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.

The World Is Not Prepared for Another Cholera Wave Sanitation and vaccination can prevent cholera. But recent outbreaks highlight obstacles to stopping the disease.

25 countries have reported cholera outbreaks since the beginning of this year. Researchers say that public health officials have all the tools necessary to stop cholera.

If that’s the case, why are cholera outbreaks still a thing in 2023? I report for Undark: