Physician-assisted suicide: Research roundup
2012 research review of relevant studies and data on assisted suicide and policies related to this issue, both in the United States and around the globe.
Health
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to health, health care and health equity
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Incidence of serious injuries due to physical abuse in the United States, 1997 to 2009
2012 from Yale University published in Pediatrics on a rise in the incidence of serious child abuse cases in the United States.
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Effectiveness of helmets in reducing head injuries among skiers and snowboarders
2012 metastudy published in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery on the relationship between skiing and snowboarding injuries and helmet use.
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Homeless veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan: Comparisons with previous cohorts
2012 report from Yale University in Administration and Policy in Mental Health on of homeless Iraq and Afghanistan veterans versus earlier cohorts.
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Mild traumatic brain injury, posttraumatic stress disorder and National Guard soldiers
2011 study in Archives of General Psychology on health outcomes for returning U.S. veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.
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Early impact of the Affordable Care Act on health insurance coverage of young adults
2012 study in Health Research Services showing that 1.2 million young adults gained health insurance in the first year after passage of the new legislation.
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Science reporting: Covering the environment, technology and medicine
Semester-long course on science reporting, including the environment, technology and medicine. There will be lessons on social media, online writing, and news and feature writing.
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Influence of peer influence on smoking among Hispanic and Latino high school adolescents
2012 study from the University of Southern California and University of Texas on peer influence and teenage smoking habits among Hispanic high school students.
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The effects of job strain and insecurity on women’s cardiovascular health
2012 study from Harvard and Yale in PLoS One on the increase in stress-related cardiovascular problems related to women’s workplace environment.
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Who says they have ever used a government social program? The role of policy visibility
2012 paper from Cornell University on the disjunction between citizens who acknowledge using government social programs and the number who actually do.
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