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As a yoga instructor in a clinic for people with eating disorders, I don’t see many straight cisgender male clients. But when I do, many have one thing in common: military service. It is so common that, anecdotally, I would say a military background is one of the greatest risk factors for eating disorders in this population. (Paula Chesley, 6/3)

California faces the nation’s most severe nursing shortage. By 2038, the state is projected to face a deficit of 36,000 nurses—the largest in the nation. Nearly 75% of California’s regions are already experiencing a nursing shortage. California can address this crisis. One proven way to do so is to authorize California’s community colleges to offer Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees. (Cecilia Rios-Aguilar and Davis Vo, 6/1)

Lost coverage for families will have negative effects on children, since kids’ health is inseparable from their parents. Parental coverage leads to lower infant mortality, fewer preterm births and greater access to prenatal care. Then as kids grow, stable family coverage continues to protect them, which not only leads to better health outcomes, but better school attendance, improved mental health, fewer cases of child neglect and greater family financial stability. When parents lose health care coverage, it affects their child’s entire life trajectory. (Tamira Daniely, 6/2)

Far from being a dying way of life, as many people think, the Amish population is growing rapidly — doubling roughly every 20 years. “So public health is going to have to talk about the Amish more and more, especially if their health profiles are going to continue to differ from non-Amish populations,” said Cory Anderson, a postdoctoral researcher in population health and demography at Pennsylvania State University’s Population Research Institute. That means discussing communicable diseases — like many populations, the Amish, many of whom do vaccinate, have been increasingly hesitant since the Covid-19 pandemic — as well as genetic and other conditions. (Tory Bosch, 6/3)

Contrary to popular belief, at least in Western nations, mothers aren’t necessarily having fewer children compared with a decade or two ago. It’s that fewer women are becoming mothers in the first place. Despite the growing attention paid to the topic, analysts are struggling to figure out why more women are having zero children. (Shadi Hamid, 6/2)