Health equity research has advanced substantially during the past 2 decades and has emerged as a foundational element of population health science and scholarship.1 JAMA Health Forum has embraced thi...

Natural experiments refer to events or practices that result in similar individuals receiving different services or interventions for arbitrary reasons. In the clinical context, researchers may wis...

HOPE VI revitalization cut neighborhood poverty and boosted children’s adult earnings and college via reduced social isolation—without raising adults’ earnings.

Two studies by LDI Senior Fellows Yong Chen, PhD, and Eric T. Roberts, PhD, are among the 2026 Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Awards announced by the Clinical Research Forum. A third LDI Senior…

(Forthcoming Article) - We analyze data from one elite institution and find that test score optional policies harm the likelihood of admission for high achieving applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds. Under test optional policies, these applicants submit test scores at too low a rate; they more than double their admissions probability (from 2.9 percent to 7.2 percent) by reporting scores. Our findings suggest that, more than commonly understood, elite institutions interpret test scores in the context of an applicant’s background. Thus, availability of test scores on an application can promote rather than hinder social mobility.

The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.