Liver disease may affect close to half of adults in Mexico, yet the country tracks it far less closely than the diabetes and obesity to which it is linked, according to a new paper by Jeffrey Lazarus, professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy Professor (CUNY SPH), and colleagues, and released to coincide with the International Congress on Obesity taking place in Mexico City this week. The authors argue Mexico should fold liver health into its existing programs for diabetes, obesity, and other noncommunicable diseases rather than treating it as a separate problem.

The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines are of pivotal importance to what are collectively among the most consequential drug policy decisions made by the federal government. Two recurring themes have been the balancing—or lack of balancing—between drug weight and the defendant’s role in the drug distribution enterprise, and the basis for judging what relative weights of different drugs should be treated similarly. In a new article, researchers suggest approaches to these questions that offer constructive steps without jettisoning the overall approach.

T. Reid Nelson, Assistant Professor, Environmental Science and Policy, College of Science; Faculty Fellow, Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center (PEREC), is conducting a study on striped bass to better understand the environmental and human factors that influence their mortality following catch and release.  

Advocating for greater transparency and accountability, the American College of Chest Physicians submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on proposed revisions to federal policies governing research grants, cooperative agreements, and other forms of federal financial assistance. 

In a new article, researchers analyze how technology has shaped the retail investment market in the United States. While retail investors have seen dramatic drops in costs, hurdles remain in specific markets. The article addresses the implications of the changes for regulations and regulatory oversight.