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A St. Louis program aimed to prevent evictions. A short-term rental fee could help sustain it

Bursky Public Health postdoctoral researcher Yi Wang led a study showing that the Kansas City tenant right-to-counsel program reduces the likelihood of eviction.

St. Louis Public Radio

August 27, 2026

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States hope federal funds will help offset Medicaid cuts for rural hospitals

Bursky Public Health's Timothy McBride, an expert on health policy, says that the net effect on rural health of the cuts to Medicaid will be negative despite the influx of federal funds.

National Public Radio

August 21, 2026

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St. Louis resources to help kids manage back-to-school anxiety

“For kids who have school avoidance issues and a lot of anxiety around school, it can really be a time of great trepidation and worry, both for them and their parents," said WashU Medicine's Cynthia Rogers, a child psychiatrist and a member of the Bursky Public Health secondary faculty.

St. Louis Magazine

August 14, 2026

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Can Congress stop Wall Street from buying up your neighborhood?

Arts & Sciences' Carol Camp Yeakey, a member of the Bursky Public Health secondary faculty, joins the NPR affiliate in Boston to talk about the new federal housing act. "Houses are more than just shelter. Housing is wealth, and housing is health," she said.

WBUR

August 14, 2026

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The looming Medicaid crisis: Administrative hurdles to strip millions of working Americans of vital coverage in 2027

Bursky Public Health's Tim McBride explains how new Medicaid work requirements threaten to strip coverage from people who are already working.

Catalyst podcast

August 14, 2026

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Washington University researcher co-authors study linking air pollution to prenatal depression 

A study led by Bursky Public Health's Tracy Bastain found that exposure to common air pollutants during early pregnancy may increase the risk of persistent depressive symptoms throughout pregnancy.

Ladue News

August 14, 2026

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One Big Beautiful Bill not (yet) driving ACA, Medicaid declines

Bursky Public Health's Tim McBride, a health policy expert, says that confusion over eligibility may have led some people to drop off of Medicaid, even though the bill hasn't taken effect yet.

Factcheck.org

August 14, 2026

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A study warns of a rise in dementia in Latin America over the past two decades

WashU Medicine's Jorge Llibre-Guerra, a member of the Bursky Public Health secondary faculty, led a study that revealed that dementia has increased significantly in several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean over the past two decades, a trend that contrasts with that observed in the United States and other high-income nations, where the prevalence of this disease has remained stable or even declined.

Voz

August 10, 2026

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It was supposed to be Trump’s big legislative achievement. It could be a weapon for Democrats to win in the midterms

"There’s no doubt that the $50 billion investment for rural health transformation is helpful," said Timothy McBride, a professor at Bursky Public Health. “But the net effect is probably going to be that the rural health systems will be worse off.”

CNN

August 10, 2026

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