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Adi Hirshber and Sindhu Srinivas

LDI Fellow Wins HHS Grant for Racial Equity in Postpartum Care 

Sindhu Srinivas and Adi Hirshberg won a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge for their Heart Safe Motherhood program.

A map of access to confidential family planning

Rule Change Causing Barriers to Reproductive Health Care Access

Polina Krass et al found that a now-reversed 2019 Title X rule change that prohibited clinics from discussing with or referring patients for abortions still continues to cause barriers to access to confidential reproductive health care for adolescents.

Alex Rees-Jones

Reactions to Expanding Government Health and Unemployment Insurance

People who felt more severely impacted in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic felt more positive about expansions to government health care and unemployment insurance, according to a study by Alex Rees-Jones.

Lauren Eberly and Sameed Khatana

The Ripple Effects of Neighborhood Crime

Lauren Eberly and Sameed Khatana mapped changes in violent crime in Chicago neighborhoods over time and found a link between declines in crime and reductions in cardiovascular mortality.

The front of an emergency room

Hospitalization of Immigrants in U.S. Detention Centers

In a new study, Joseph Nwadiuko, Judith Long, and Nandita Mitra found higher rates of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions than expected, but lower overall rates of hospitalizations from immigrant detention facilities.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

 
Penn LDI Funding Opportunity

LDI-Penn Medicine Research Lab: Request for Proposals

LDI and the University of Pennsylvania Health System announce the second annual request for proposals for the LDI-Penn Medicine Research Laboratory. The lab solicits proposals for projects focused on Optimizing Health Care Through Community-Based Sites of Care.

EVENTS

 
A person holding up a sign that says Abortion is Healthcare

Health Care and Abortion in a Post-Roe America

Friday, September 16
12:00–1:00 p.m. ET

Conversation with Aletha Akers, MD, MPH, Raegan McDonald-Mosley, MD, MPH, and Heather Shumaker, JD. Moderated by Courtney Schreiber, MD, MPH.

 

Virtual event open to the public.

A group of people working at their computers

Data Visualization Workshop

Monday, September 19
1:00–5:00 p.m. ET

 

In-person event open to LDI Fellows.

 

The LOVE statue on Penn's campus

Penn LDI 2022 Fall Kickoff

Wednesday, September 21
4:00–6:30 p.m. ET

 

In-person event open to LDI Fellows.

Manasvini Singh

Research Seminar with Manasvini Singh, PhD

Thursday, September 22
12:00–1:00 p.m. ET

 

Power Dynamics in the Doctor-Patient Relationship

 

In-person event open to Penn affiliates.

IN THE MEDIA

 

“Advancing Telemedicine Beyond COVID-19 Is the Beginning of a Revolution in Dementia Care.” Jason Karlawish. The Hill

 

“Debt Is Bad for Mental Health. Relief From Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Could Take Time.” Courtney Boen. Philadelphia Inquirer

 

“The FDA Is at a Crossroads for Reducing Tobacco-Related Disease and Death.” Anand Shah. STAT

 

“These Apps Pay You in Crypto for Working Out.” Katherine Milkman. Time

“When Private Equity Takes Over a Nursing Home.” Atul Gupta. The New Yorker

PUBLICATIONS

 

“Aligning Value-Based Payments With Health Equity: A Framework for Reforming Payment Reforms.” Amol S. Navathe, Joshua M. Liao. JAMA

 

“Transitional Care Innovation for Medicaid-Insured Individuals: Early Findings.” J. Margo Brooks Carthon, Heather Brom, Rachel French et al. BMJ Open Quality

 

“Oncologist Perceptions of Algorithm-Based Nudges to Prompt Early Serious Illness Communication: A Qualitative Study.” Ravi B. Parikh et al. Journal of Palliative Medicine

 

“A Pediatric Telemedicine Research Agenda: Another Important Task for Pediatric Chairs.” Alexander G. Fiks et al. Journal of Pediatrics


“Advancing Equity in Cancer Clinical Trials: Lessons From the Evidence.” Carmen E. Guerra, Carolina Viswanath. JCO Oncology Practice

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