12 key references for reporters covering concussions
An emerging body of research is starting to paint a clearer picture of how concussions work and their potentially serious, lasting consequences.
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Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to health, health care and health equity
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Why many sexual assault survivors may not come forward for years
As the #MeToo movement has grown, one question continues to surface: Why would someone who experienced sexual assault wait years to come forward? Research shows the answer is complicated.
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Research roundup: Who stores guns safely?
Safe gun storage can limit unauthorized users’ access to firearms. This roundup features recent research on the topic.
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How the news media portray gun owners: Research to consider
We’ve gathered research to help journalists consider how they cover a group with whom some appear to have trouble relating: gun owners and people who use firearms.
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Many people who are stalked never tell anyone
According to survey data from more than 2100 adults, one-quarter of Americans who have been stalked never told anyone about it.
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Toxic waste sites and environmental justice: Research roundup
Research that looks into exactly where toxic waste sites are located, and the demographics of neighboring communities.
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Ig Nobel Prizes go to research on employee retaliation, self-colonoscopy and cannibalism
Ten academic studies were chosen from about 9,000 nominations to win a 2018 Ig Nobel Prize, a parody of the Nobel Prize. The studies featured topics such as smelling flies in wine and using voodoo dolls to deal with abusive bosses.
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Hospital mergers may lead to higher health care costs
Hospital mergers may result in increased health care costs, even when a merger doesn’t reduce competition in a market, according to new research by UCLA economist Matt Schmitt.
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Maternal death rate lowered in California, but racial disparity remains
After the launch of an initiative to reduce maternal mortality in California, the maternal death rate fell by nearly half.
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‘Where there is more rape culture in the press, there is more rape’
Researchers have found a link between journalists’ coverage of sexual assault, the prevalence of rape in society and how seriously police take reports when victims come forward.
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