Harald Schmidt outlined how the Supreme Court's ruling that struck down affirmative action in higher education could establish similar attacks on DEI programs in health care.
A study by Norma B. Coe and colleagues found captivating disparities in the provision of formal and family care among urban and rural adults requiring assistance with their daily activities.
Penn Medicine CEO Kevin B. Mahoney and Linda Aiken advocated for the Patient Safety Act, which would apply minimum staffing standards for nurses in hospitals in Pennsylvania.
Research by Rebecca Arden Harris, Judith Long, and David Mandell revealed that take-home doses of methadone, a change in federal policy brought on by the pandemic, did not lead to an increase in fatal overdoses.
A new LDI research brief highlighted challenges related to police presence in the emergency department and offered recommendations for hospital policy.
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IN THE MEDIA
“White House Announces Plan To Cut ‘Tranq Dope’ in Illicit Drug Supply.” Jeanmarie Perrone.NBC News
“Heat Waves Like the One That’s Killed 14 in the Southern U.S. Are Becoming More Frequent and Enduring.” Sameed Khatana.Philadelphia Inquirer
“Myopic SCOTUS Ruling on Race-Neutrality Threatens Our Collective Future.” Harald Schmidt.The Hill
“Why the Next Big Hope for Alzheimer’s Might Not Help Most Black Patients.” Jason Karlawish.KFF Health News
“In Philly and Nationwide, Interest Is Rising in Psychedelics To Treat Depression. The FDA Released New Research Guidelines.” Holly Fernandez Lynch.Philadelphia Inquirer
PUBLICATIONS
“Considering Tomorrow's Patients in Today's Drug Approvals.” Holly Fernandez Lynch, Emily Largent.BMJ
“Physician and Nurse Well-Being and Preferred Interventions to Address Burnout in Hospital Practice: Factors Associated With Turnover, Outcomes, and Patient Safety.” Linda H. Aiken, Karen B. Lasater, Douglas M. Sloane, Colleen A. Pogue, Kathleen E. Fitzpatrick Rosenbaum et al.JAMA Health Forum
“Behaviour Change in the Era of Biomedical Advances.” Mohammed K. Ali, Nikkil Sudharsanan, Harsha Thirumurthy.Nature Human Behaviour
“Growth of Medicare Advantage After Plan Payment Reductions.” Aaron L. Schwartz, Seyoun Kim, Amol S. Navathe, Atul Gupta.JAMA Health Forum
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