What’s the Cost: Financial Toxicity and Screening Fatigue in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
Center for Survey Research paper on LFI patients' barriers to cancer screening adherence, and whether screening fatigue and financial hardship are contributors.
Good governance, equity, and resilience in every Virginia community
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Research
More than half of U.S. immigrants are eligible to vote
Fifty-three percent of immigrants in this country are naturalized citizens and eligible to vote. It is difficult, if not impossible, to distinguish naturalized citizens from noncitizens by appearance, surnames, or facility with English alone, as the population of eligible voters also includes native-born offspring of previous generations of immigrants.
Interactions between Political Ideologies and Healthcare Reform
A study of the relationship between physician political ideological preferences and health policy reform options.
Since the pandemic, young adults have fueled the revival of small towns and rural areas
So far the 2020s have turned out very differently than any recent decade. The 2023 county population estimates released by the Census Bureau this spring showed that last year migration rose in small towns and rural counties, making them the top destination within the U.S. The 2023 age estimates, which the Census Bureau released over the summer, show that most of the growth that small towns and rural areas have experienced since 2020 is being driven by growth in their population of 25- to 44– year-olds.
In The News
Virginia agribusinesses shoring up ahead of 2024 election
Whoever wins the 2024 presidential election, Virginia’s agribusinesses—food, fiber and fuel produced in the Commonwealth— are expecting things to change.
Radio IQ
Why young people continue to flee big cities even as pandemic has faded
Young people drove population growth in large cities for decades but have bolted for small towns since 2020 even though COVID-19 has eased.
USA Today
North Carolina's foreign-born population is booming
North Carolina's foreign-born population surged 32% over the last decade, census data show.
Axios Charlotte
For new generation of Virginia farmers, it’s adapt or wither
A new generation of Virginia farmers faced with rising operational costs are rethinking their goals and changing their business models.
Virginian-Pilot
Democracy in Action
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