United States sees significant increase in orphanhood | Imperial News | Imperial College London There has been a significant increase in orphanhood in the last two decades in the U.S., according to a new study.

New study published in @natureportfolio.bsky.social Medicine estimates that 2.9 million children (4.2%) in the United States had experienced the death of at least one parent or grandparent caregiver responsible for most of the basic needs of the child in 2021
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Took us some time to get this out. Shows how one metric fits all can be dangerous. Thanks to all co-authors.

Please consider submitting your work at our satellite event held in parallel with NetSci2025(netsci2025.github.io).
@liza-semenova.bsky.social, Prateek Bansal and me would love to hear from everyone interested.

mobilityhealthnetworks.github.io

Mitigating risks of malaria and other vector-borne diseases in the new capital city of Indonesia - Nature Communications Indonesia is developing a new capital city, Ibu Koata Nusantara, which is located in a malaria and biodiversity hotspot. In this Comment, the authors outline some of the potential infectious disease-r...

Our commentary on what and how to think about risks associated with vector-borne diseases with planned move to new Indonesia capital. Should be same for any new upcoming planning www.nature.com/articles/s41...