Research by Aditi Vasan revealed that 49.2% of U.S. households with children reported energy insecurity, and were more likely to report other household material hardships.
Jeanmarie Perrone found that Reddit posts on tianeptine products, more commonly referred to as ‘gas station heroin,’ rose sharply between 2022 and 2023.
A cooking camp led by Sandra Amaral taught kids practical cooking skills, nutrition, and strategies to manage kidney disease through hands-on activities, teamwork, and social support.
Sameed Khatana and colleagues found that policies associated with higher SNAP participation were also associated with lower rates of cardiovascular death.
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IN THE MEDIA
“Trump Plans to Grow His Way Out of $40 Trillion Debt Crisis—It’s a ‘Fantastic Story’ but Virtually Impossible, Says Top Budget Economist.” Kent Smetters.Fortune
“First Positive Results Ever Are Produced in a Controlled Trial for Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.” Nosheen Reza.Medscape
“Hospitals Are Making Large Investments in Surgical Centers Capable of High-Intensity Care.” Alon Bergman.Healthcare Brew
“1000s of Affordable Housing Subsidies Will End in the Next 5 Years. A New Database Will Help Pa. Get in Front of the Issue.” Vincent Reina.Spotlight PA
“Nearly One in Four Boarding Patients Waited Four Hours or More Before an Inpatient Team Took Over.” Ari Friedman. Medical Daily
PUBLICATIONS
“The Landscape of Plasma Proteomic Links to Human Organ Imaging.” Zirui Fan, Julio Chirinos, Xiaochen Yang, Juan Shu, Yujue Li, Joan M. O'Brien, Walter Witschey, Daniel J. Rader, Ruben Gur, Bingxin Zhao.Nature Communications
“Role of Social Determinants of Health in Risk Prediction Models for ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Death: A Registry-Based Study.” Elina E. Pliakos, Kaitlyn Shultz, Kriyana P. Reddy, Lauren A. Eberly, Sameed M. Khatana, Alexander C. Fanaroff, Peter W. Groeneveld, Jay Giri, Ashwin S. Nathan.Journal of the American Heart Association
“SNAP Disruption During a Government Shutdown and Implications for Chronic Disease Self-Management: A Qualitative Study.” Elizabeth Whidden, Nicole Ellingson, Charlotte Babbin, Eliza W. Kinsey, Aaron Richterman.Health Affairs Scholar
“Evaluating the Acceptability, Feasibility, and Appropriateness of Treatment Engagement Strategies for Primary Care Patients at Risk for Suicide: A Pilot Study.” Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Biiftu Duresso, Samantha E. Weiss, Gabriela Kattan Khazanov, Molly Candon, David W. Oslin, Esha Patel, Matthew J. Press, Alison Buttenheim, Eleanor Anderson, Matteo Pieri, Shari Jager-Hyman. Frontiers in Psychiatry
“Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Heterogeneity in Patients, Services, and Outcomes.” Nicolas P. Goldstein Novick, Scott A. Lorch, Joshua K. Radack, Molly Passarella, Timothy D. Nelin, Elizabeth G. Salazar, Sara C. Handley.Journal of Perinatology
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