Elinore Kaufman and Sara Jacoby documented police presence in a Philadelphia emergency room, and called for patient-centered guidelines for law enforcement interactions with patients.
In a survey of drug treatment center leaders, Rebecca Stewart and colleagues found that negative beliefs about MOUDs create an "intervention stigma" around offering them.
A new LDI Research Brief details a study led by Srinath Adusumalli andLDI colleagues that uses nudges to clinicians to increase prescribing of statins, which can reduce cardiovascular deaths.
Research by Therese Richmond finds that when injured Black men return to the neighborhood where the injury occurred, they had higher rates of depression and PTSD as they healed.
Holly Fernandez Lynch, Katherine Milkman, and Atheendar Venkataramani weighed in on how recent changes at Twitter could affect how they use the platform and how they disseminate research.
A panel of leading experts discussed the undefinable nature of safety net facilities, the lack of adequate integration of the safety net into the larger public health infrastructure, and more.
A Conversation with Christine Minhee, JD, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, PhD, and Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD. Moderated by Shoshana Aronowitz, PhD, MSHP.
Supported by the Charles C. Leighton, MD Memorial Lecture Fund.
IN THE MEDIA
“How a Sprawling Hospital Chain Ignited Its Own Staffing Crisis.” Linda Aiken.New York Times
“A Glaring Omission in the Biden Strategy on Nutrition: A Sweetened-beverage Tax.” Christina Roberto, Laura Gibson.The Hill
“‘Out of Control’: Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies.” Ari Friedman, David Grande, Matthew McCoy.STAT
“Home Delivery of Medications Can Help Improve Access, Especially When Time Is Tight.” Rachel M. Werner.CNN
“Expanding the Child Tax Credit Lifted Millions of Children Out of Poverty.” Zoe Bouchelle.Newsweek
PUBLICATIONS
“Effect of Abandoned Housing Interventions on Gun Violence, Perceptions of Safety, and Substance Use in Black Neighborhoods: A Citywide Cluster Randomized Trial.” Eugenia C. South, John M. MacDonald, Vicky W. Tam, Greg Ridgeway, Charles C. Branas. JAMA Internal Medicine
“Association of Perceived Benefit or Burden of Research Participation With Participants' Withdrawal From Cancer Clinical Trials.” Connie M. Ulrich et al.JAMA Network Open
“Dismantling Structural Racism in Nursing Research.” Lisa M.Lewis, Mallory A. Perry, Paule Joseph, Antonia M. Villarruel.Nursing Outlook
“Characteristics of Hospitals Eligible for Rural Emergency Hospital Designation.” Paula Chatterjee, Matthew J. Klebanoff, Qian Huang, Amol S. Navathe.JAMA Network Open
“Implementation and Outcomes of a System-Wide Women's Health 'Team Goal' to Reduce Maternal Morbidity for Black Women: A Prospective Quality Improvement Study.” Rebecca Feldman Hamm, Elizabeth Howell, et al. BMJ Open Quality
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