FEATURE STORIES

Postpartum and Interconception Care for Mothers and Babies

A study led by Emily Gregory revealed that preventive visits after a complicated pregnancy were associated with a lower risk of complications in subsequent pregnancies.

Racial Disparities in Endometrial Cancer Mortality

Research by Emily Ko found that Black women with endometrial cancer have an increased risk of death compared to white women, regardless of the stage and type of cancer.

Preventing Nurse Burnout

Rachel French and Karen Lasater discovered that more than 40% of RNs reported high burnout before the pandemic, suggesting that returning to pre-pandemic hospital and nursing conditions would pose a risk to public health and patient safety.

Medicare Payment Policies and Hospital Treatment Decisions

Guy David and Liisa Laine found that when hospital reimbursement is adjusted downward, physicians are less likely to perform minimally invasive procedures.

Annual Health Insurance Exchange Conference Returns to Penn

The 2022 Health Insurance Exchange (HIX) Conference convened experts from across the country to asses the current state of the insurance marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act.

PENN LDI AT ACADEMYHEALTH

Top Awards and LDI Fellow Research at Annual Research Meeting

Atheendar Venkataramani received the Impact Award, Kit Delgado won the Publication of the Year Award, and dozens of Fellows presented their latest research at the Annual Research Meeting. See photos and conference highlights from students in LDI's minority research programs.

VIRTUAL EVENT RECAPS

Bringing Science to Policy to Achieve Health Equity

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood spoke about Roe v. Wade, maternal mortality, and the need for researchers to engage in the policymaking process during the annual Charles C. Leighton, MD, Memorial Lecture.

The Policy and Politics of Long-Term Care

Senator Bob Casey and a panel of leading experts discussed ways to reform long-term care in the U.S., including changes to financing, increased pay and training for staff, and more.

EVENTS

2022 Summer Undergraduate Minority Research Program (SUMR) Research Symposium

August 16-19, 2022
Colonial Penn Center Auditorium

IN THE MEDIA

“Businesses Are Bracing for the Political and Social Fight Post-Roe.” Tom Baker. New York Times

“Abortion Is Still Legal in Pennsylvania — But It’s Hanging by a Thread.” Alice Abernathy. Philadelphia Inquirer

“Overhyped Alzheimer’s Treatments Betrayed Patients’ Hopes. Here’s How Science Should Change.” Jason Karlawish. Los Angeles Times

“Reformulating Drugs Helps Profits More Than Patients.” Ravi Gupta. STAT

“Do Mental Health Provisions Belong in the Senate’s Bipartisan Gun Safety Deal?” David Mandell. Philadelphia Inquirer

PUBLICATIONS

“Association of Extreme Heat With All-Cause Mortality in the Contiguous U.S., 2008-2017.” Sameed Ahmed M. Khatana, Rachel M. Werner, Peter W. Groeneveld. JAMA Network Open

“Algorithms Identifying Low-Acuity Emergency Department Visits: A Review and Validation Study.” Angela T. Chen, Madhavi Muralidharan, Ari B. Friedman. Health Services Research

“County-Level Variation in Changes in Firearm Mortality Rates Across the U.S., 1989 to 1993 vs. 2015 to 2019.” Michelle Degli Esposti, Jason Gravel, Elinore J. Kaufman, M. Kit Delgado, Therese S. Richmond, Douglas J. Wiebe. JAMA Network Open

“Supporting Innovation in Medicaid Policy - Interventions to Increase Adoption of RCTs.” Jacob Wallace, Julia Smith, Atheendar Venkataramani. New England Journal of Medicine

“Effect of Text Messaging and Behavioral Interventions on COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake: A Randomized Clinical Trial.” Shivan J. Mehta, Colleen Mallozzi, Pamela A. Shaw, Catherine Reitz, Caitlin McDonald, et al. JAMA Network Open

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