FEATURE STORIES

David Grande Appointed LDI Interim Executive Director

LDI Director of Policy David Grande has been appointed Interim Executive Director, while the search for LDI's permanent Executive Director continues. 

Executive Order Gives Psychedelic Therapy a Boost

Holly Fernandez Lynch, Dominic Sisti, and Maggie Lowenstein weighed in on emerging questions about the evidence, delivery of services, and politicization of the use of psychedelics to treat mental health conditions.

Structural Factors Impacting White Men's Health

Derek Griffith and a colleague theorized that structural factors that benefit white men also may contribute to their poorer behavioral health outcomes.

Why Pediatric Hospitals are Paying More Attention to Caregiver Hunger

Aditi Vasan and Michael Luke argued that hospitals should build partnerships with community-based organizations, such as food banks and benefit enrollment groups, to combat pediatric caregiver hunger.

No Dual Track for Nurses Hurts Patients

In The Lancet, Kathryn Connell argued that making it easier for nurses to train and work as clinician-scientists could help bridge the gap between evidence and patient care.  

ONLINE COURSE  –  FALL 2026 

Mastering the Art of Opinion Writing

LDI’s four-session virtual op-ed course returns in October, helping researchers craft publication-ready opinion pieces with personalized feedback from instructors Torie Bosch of STAT, editor Matthew Zencey, and LDI’s Karl Stark. Space is limited, register soon! 

IN THE MEDIA

“Researchers Worry a Trump Rule Could End U.S. Scientific Dominance.” Carmen Guerra. Washington Post

“12 Ideas for Tackling the U.S. Alcohol Epidemic.” Kit Delgado. STAT News

“Can One Bill Make Housing More Affordable?” Vincent Reina. NPR

“Mass. Has New Limits on Insurers’ Much-Hated Prior Authorizations. Here’s What to Know.” Aaron Schwartz. Boston Globe

“Philadelphia Doctors and Construction Workers Target Childhood Asthma Triggers With Free Home Repair Program.” Tyra Bryant-Stephens. WHYY

PUBLICATIONS

“Pharmacotherapeutic Decisions in Autism.” Yaara Zisman-Ilani, Ron Walfisch, Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, David S. Mandell. New England Journal of Medicine

“Real-World Overall Survival and Time to Next Treatment Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in the Frontline Setting.” Scott F. Huntington, Justin T. Puckett, Beenish S. Manzoor, Nnadozie Emechebe, Sophia S. Li, Sachin Kamal-Bahl, Carolina Reyes, Holly Budlong, Jalpa A. Doshi. Cancers

“GDP per Capita and Physician Migration Across World Regions, 2000–2021.” Joseph Nwadiuko, Arrianna Marie Planey, Naomi Zewde, Arturo Vargas Bustamante. Globalization and Health

“Prediction of Psoriatic Arthritis Risk: Watch for Symptoms.” Lihi Eder, Alexis Ogdie. Lancet Rheumatology

“Utilization Patterns Among Heterogeneous Subgroups of Homebound Older Adults: A Latent Class Analysis.” J. Lee Young, Mary L. Pomeroy, Hanna Charankevich, Katherine A. Ornstein, Bruce P. Kinosian. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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