FEATURE STORIES

LDI Fellow Testifies Before PA House Health Committee

In her testimony, Linda Aiken estimated that the nurse staffing policies proposed in House Bill 106 would prevent 1,155 hospital deaths annually if it becomes law.

The Problem With Race-Specific Lung Care Tests

Research by Alexander Moffett, Scott Halpern, and Gary Weissman found that using race-neutral lung function testing led to greater identification of illness in Black patients.

Why Patients Quit Methadone Treatment

In a Q&A, Ashish Thakrar discussed his study about several barriers that keep patients from receiving long-term methadone treatment for opioid addiction.

Clinicians Use Harsher Language for Black and Hispanic Patients

A study by Kathryn Bowles et al found that Black and Hispanic patients were 14% more likely to have stigmatizing language written about them than white patients in home health care clinicians' notes.

Ending UNOS's Monopoly Over the U.S. Organ Transplant System

Peter Reese, Marina Serper, and Nadim Mahmud discussed recent policy changes to the U.S. organ allocation and transplantation system.

PENN LDI AT ACADEMYHEALTH 2023

80 LDI Fellows are presenting their research at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, June 24-27 in Seattle, WA. Browse our day-by-day Fellow presentation schedule, and be sure to stop by the LDI booth #300 in the conference exhibitor hall.

IN THE MEDIA

“Bad Air Quality Poses a Particular Risk to Children With Asthma. In Unequal Philly, Those Kids Are Mostly Black and Hispanic.” Tyra Bryant-Stephens. Philadelphia Inquirer

“‘It’s Not Their Money’: Older Americans Worried Debt Default Means No Social Security.” Olivia Mitchell. ABC News

“Ezekiel Emanuel Explains Why Cancer Patients Shouldn’t Pay Out-Of-Pocket Costs.” Ezekiel Emanuel. STAT News

“ChatGPT’s Responses to Suicide, Addiction, Sexual Assault Crises Raise Questions in New Study.” David Asch. CNN

“Eradicate Breast Cancer? The Hunt for a Vaccine Looks Promising.” Susan Domchek. Washington Post

PUBLICATIONS

“Continuous Eligibility And Coverage Policies Expanded Children's Medicaid Enrollment.” Aditi Vasan, Chén C. Kenyon, Alexander G. Fiks, Atheendar S. Venkataramani. Health Affairs

“County-Level Maternal Vulnerability and Preterm Birth in the U.S.” Elizabeth G. Salazar, Diana Montoya-Williams, Molly Passarella, Carolyn McGann, Kathryn Paul et al. JAMA Network Open

“Non-English Primary Language: A Growing Population’s Access to Cholecystectomy.” Emna Bakillah, James Sharpe, Jason K. Tong, Matthew Goldshore, Jon B. Morris, Rachel R. Kelz. Annals of Surgery

“Reimagining No-Shows as a Symptom and Not a Diagnosis: A Strength-Based, Trauma-Sensitive Approach.” Daniela I. Brissett, Shelby H. Davies, Lydia Sit. Pediatrics

“Considering the Whole Person in Hospital Admission Decisions for Older Adults in the Emergency Department.” Austin S. Kilaru, Ari B. Friedman, Mucio Kit Delgado. JAMA Internal Medicine

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