FEATURE STORIES

Assessing Patients' Health Care Experience

Research led by Anish Agarwal revealed that more Black emergency department patients reported that race negatively impacted their care than white patients.

The Effect of Extreme Temperatures on Diabetes

Sean Hennessy and Charles Leonard found that people with type 2 diabetes experienced higher rates of hypoglycemia and sudden cardiac arrest during extreme temperatures than in moderate weather.

Racial Disparities in Postpartum Care

In a new study, Rachel Feldman Hamm et al found that disparities in postpartum visit attendance improved considerably for Black patients after telehealth implementation.

Education Level and Cognitive Ability in Older Adults

In a new research brief, Jere Behrman and Hans-Peter Kohler found that in older U.S. adults, higher education resulted in better performance on cognitive performance tests.

Smoothing Part D Out-of-Pocket Costs 

In Health Affairs, Jalpa Doshi and colleagues discussed why "smoothing" Medicare Part D out-of-pocket costs under the Inflation Reduction Act is a critical step in helping beneficiaries afford prescription drugs.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Become a Mentor for LDI Undergraduate Training Programs

Applications are now open to be a mentor for the Summer Undergraduate Minority Research Program and for the new Get Experience in Aging Research Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP).  Apply by March 1, 2023.

SEMINAR RECAP

How to Optimize Opioid Settlements

In our recent virtual seminar, a panel of experts discussed specifics how settlement funding from legal battles could be best used by the state and local governments that receive it.

EVENTS

Emerging Scholars Exchange Program with Sarah Reeves, PhD, MPH

Identifying Gaps in Sickle Cell Disease Care Through Data-Driven Approaches

Tuesday, February 21, 2023
12:00–1:00 p.m. ET

Open to Penn affiliates.

Samuel P. Martin, III, MD Memorial Lecture with Emily Wang, MD, MAS

Achieving Health Equity Requires Ending Mass Incarceration

Tuesday, February 28, 2023
12:00–1:00 p.m. ET

Open to Penn affiliates.

IN THE MEDIA

“The Medicine Is a Miracle, But Only if You Can Afford It.” Jalpa Doshi. New York Times

“FDA: Base Blood Donation Policy on Science, Not Stigma.” Scott Jelinek. STAT

“A New Pa. Law Is Giving Doctors Greater Freedom To Treat People With Sexually Transmitted Diseases.” Sarah Wood. Philadelphia Inquirer

“This Winter’s U.S. COVID Surge Is Fading Fast, Likely Thanks to a ‘Wall’ of Immunity.” David Rubin. NPR

“The Feds Just Removed Restrictions Around Prescribing a Popular Addiction Medication. What Does It Mean for Patients?” Jeanmarie Perrone. Philadelphia Inquirer 

PUBLICATIONS

“Better But Not Well: Disability, Frailty, and Cognitive Impairment One Year After COVID-19 Critical Illness.” Catherine L. Auriemma, Lauren E. Ferrante. Annals of the American Thoracic Society

“Can Suicide Risk Be Predicted to Plan For Prevention?” Michelle Degli Esposti, Elinore J. Kaufman. Lancet Public Health

“Intersections of Social Systems, Race, and Health in America: A Historical Perspective: A Novel Elective for Medical Students to Increase Anti-Racism Advocacy.” Victoria Lord, Alexandra Larsen, Rudmila Rashid, Walter Palmer, Mira Mamtani, Jaya Aysola. Academic Medicine

“Produce Prescriptions and a Path Toward Food Equity for Children.”

Senbagam Virudachalam, Lydia Soo-Hyun Kim, Hilary Seligman. JAMA Pediatrics

“The Association of Missed Nursing Care With Very Low Birthweight Infant Outcomes.” Eileen T. Lake, Douglas Staiger, Jessica G. Smith, Jeannette A. Rogowski. Medical Care Reseach Review

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