In one of the first studies to look at emergency department (ED) revisits in people with LEP, Jane Muir and Karen Lasater found that people with LEP were more likely to have avoidable ED revisits than those without it.
Eric Bressman, Kevin Volpp, Anna Morgan, and colleagues found that patients who used BP Pal, a text-based program for hypertension management, had lower systolic blood pressure.
Alon Bergman, Guy David, Ashwin Nathan, Jay Giri,and colleagues created the Procedure Access Inequality (PAI) index and found wide variation in access for 40 common hospital procedures.
Apply to be a mentor for a 2025 Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research (SUMR) or Get Experience in Aging Research Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP) Scholar! Applications are due February 15.
A panel of experts discussed the lack of health care cost growth relative to GDP since at least 1965, what the drivers of the cost slowdown were, and what the most effective cost reduction policies might be going forward.
A Conversation with Erin Fuse Brown, JD, MPH, David Cutler, PhD, and Kwame Raoul, JD. Moderated by Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD.
Virtual seminar open to the public.
IN THE MEDIA
“Your Parents Deserve More From Their Nursing Home.” Norma B. Coe, Rachel M. Werner. New York Times
“Do Food Warning Labels Actually Work? Answering Your Questions.” Christina Roberto.The Washington Post
“For Homeless Seniors, Getting Into Stable Housing Takes A Village— And A Lot Of Luck.” Dennis Culhane.KFF
“Here's Why Researchers Think Most People Stop Taking Weight Loss Drugs Within a Year.” Ezekiel Emanuel. USA Today
PUBLICATIONS
“Measuring Representativeness in Clinical Trials.” Allen Sanyi, Samuel Byiringiro, Sanaz Dabiri, Mireille Jacobson, Amanda Boyd, Modele O. Ogunniyi, Alanna A. Morris, Rachel Kohn, Neal W. Dickert, Meghan B. Lane-Fall, Eldrin F. Lewis, Scott D. Halpern, Alexander C. Fanaroff.Circulation
“Divisive Concepts’ Prohibitions: Implications for Health and Health Equity.” Derek Griffith, Andrew Twinamatsiko.Health Affairs
“Default Bulk Ordering and Text Messaging to Enhance Outreach for Lipid Screening: A Randomized Clinical Trial.” Catherine Pollak, Andrew Parambath, Samantha Coratti, Laurie Norton, Anthony Girard, Catherine Reitz, Christopher K. Snider, Lin Xu, Zakiya Walker, Aileen John, Mary E. Putt, Kevin G. Volpp, Shivan J. Mehta.JAMA Cardiology
“Knowledge and Attitudes of School Nurses in Caring for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: A National Survey.” April J. Ancheta, Catherine C. McDonald, Dalmacio Dennis Flores, Kaja Darien, Nadia L. Dowshen. Nursing Outlook
“Co-Occurrence of Intimate Partner Violence and Suicide Mortality Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States.” Laurie M. Graham, Julie M. Kafka, Millan A. AbiNader. Journal of Adolescent Health
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