FEATURE STORIES

ChatGPT and Scientific Journal Citations

Hoag Levins and Marcella Barnhart asked ChatGPT to provide a list of top scientific journal articles and their citations, and found that every citation was incorrect.

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.

Community Health Workers Can Improve Care and Equity

Aditi Vasan and Shreya Kangovi summarized evidence showing how community health workers (CHW) can improve care, and shared recommendations to further the expansion of CHW.

Clinicians Use Harsher Language for Black and Hispanic Patients

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

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.

EVENTS

Implementation Science at Penn: Past, Present, and Future

Thursday, June 22, 2023
12:00–1:00 p.m. ET

Open to Penn affiliates.

Co-hosted with the Penn Implementation Science Center (PISCE@LDI).

Methods Matter: Understanding and Measuring Race and Racism in Health Research

Penn LDI Conference
Friday, September 29, 2023
9:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m. ET

Co-hosted with the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, & Informatics

IN THE MEDIA

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

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

“What Can Doctors and Patients Do With ChatGPT?” Anish Agarwal. Philadelphia Inquirer

“Inside the Emerging Xylazine Addiction Crisis in the U.S.” Ashish Thakrar. TIME

“As More Hospitals Create Police Forces, Critics Warn of Pitfalls.” Elinore Kaufman. Philadelphia Inquirer

PUBLICATIONS

“Cash Transfer Programs for Child Health-Elucidating Pathways and Optimizing Program Design.” Erin F. Flynn, Chén C. Kenyon, Aditi Vasan. JAMA Pediatrics

“Understanding Challenges to High-Quality Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Performance.” Amanda O’Halloran, Akira Nishisaki. 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

“Acute Respiratory Failure-Related Excess Mortality in Pediatric Sepsis.” Garrett Keim, Andrew G. Percy, Adam S. Himebauch, Jesse Y. Hsu, Jason D. Christie, Nadir Yehya. Thorax

“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

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