A study by Lauren Eberly found that culturally tailored meals featuring traditional Navajo ingredients reduced hospitalizations and emergency department visits among Navajo Nation residents with heart failure.
Research by several LDI Fellows revealed that chatting with an AI bot briefly increased hesitant parents’ intention to vaccinate their child against HPV.
Betsy Salazar, Scott Lorch, Diana Montoya-Williams, Abigail Wilpers, Timothy Nelin, and colleagues conducted simulations to estimate the potential effect of ACA subsidies expiring on family premiums across income levels.
Rebecca Arden Harris and Sean Hennessy developed a cardiovascular risk prediction tool designed for people who use stimulants.
OP-ED WRITING COURSE
Limited seats remain in LDI’s popular virtual course, returning this October to help researchers turn their ideas into publication-ready op-eds. In just four sessions, you’ll learn how to pick compelling topics, craft high-impact op-eds, and pitch editors. New this year, STAT First Opinion editor Torie Bosch joins Karl Stark and Matthew Zencey as an instructor, alongside exclusive video interviews with New York Times, Washington Post, and STAT editors. Register today!
Thursday, September 17, 2026 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. ET
A Conversation with Amir Bassiri, MSW, and Kevin Lownds, JD, moderated by Dan Gorenstein.
Virtual event open to the public.
IN THE MEDIA
“Stop Saying There's a Nursing Shortage.” Karen Lasater.TIME
“NIH Limits Funding for Research on the Health Effects of Public Policy.” Meredith Matone.Nature
“Ahead of Midterms, Republicans Run Ads After Cutting Healthcare Funds.” Daniel Hopkins.NPR
“New Study Links GLP-1s to Hair Loss.” Yong Chen.MedPage Today
“Looking for Work in Trump’s America.” Scott Halpern.New York Times
PUBLICATIONS
“Awareness and Use of a Community Health Worker Program Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Adults in Philadelphia: Results From a Cross-Sectional Community Health Survey.” Stephen Bonett, Carmen Alvarez, José Bauermeister, Ashley Clemmons, Hyunmin Yu, Andy S.L. Tan, Terri H. Lipman, Karen Glanz, Antonia M. Villarruel.American Journal of Community Psychology
“The Adolescent Surgery Experience (ASE) Prospective Cohort Study: Postoperative Pain Trajectory, Opioid Use and Satisfaction.” Tori N. Sutherland, Scott E. Hadland, Jiwon Moon, Joana T. Fardad, Elizabeth Ramsay, Michael J. Kallan, Mark D. Neuman.Anesthesiology
“Quantifying Nurse and Physician Clinical Performance for Mechanically Ventilated Patients.” Christopher F. Chesley, Yingying Lu, Rachel Kohn, Hayley B. Gershengorn, Kelly C. Vranas, Catherine L. Hough, Olga Yakusheva, Deena Kelly Costa, Deanna J. Marriott, David A. Asch, Aerielle Belk, Stefania Scott, Wei Wang, Meeta Kerlin.Health Services Research
“Asthma Exacerbation Risk and School Asthma Readiness.” Chén C Kenyon, DanaRose Negro, Jaime Fluehr, Justine Shults, Hannah Seay, Julie Pappas, Tyra Bryant-Stephens.Pediatrics
“Contemporary Pulmonary Nodule Evaluation and Management in the U.S.: A Mixed Methods Study.” Roger Y. Kim, Aasha Gupta, Lee Ang, Katharine A. Rendle.Chest
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