Medical device recalls and the FDA approval process
2011 study for the American Medical Association scrutinizing Food and Drug Administration’s fast-track approval and product recalls.
Health
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to health, health care and health equity
Expert Commentary
Fathers’ depression and negative parenting behaviors
2011 study from the University of Michigan published in the journal Pediatrics on the link between paternal depression and care for children.
Expert Commentary
Traffic congestion and infant health: Evidence from E-ZPass
2011 study in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics on reduced auto pollution through electronic tolls and effects on fetal health outcomes.
Expert Commentary
Health reform and medical bankruptcy in Massachusetts
2011 study in The American Journal of Medicine on the effects of state law on family health-finance crises.
Expert Commentary
Smoking cessation and postoperative complications
2011 metastudy published in The American Journal of Medicine on the effects of quitting smoking on post-operative complications.
Expert Commentary
Chernobyl 20 years after: Health consequences
2006 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives on the response to and impacts of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Expert Commentary
Role of financial literacy in retirement plans
2010 study for National Bureau of Economic Research on lack of financial knowledge and retirement decisions.
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Effects of alcohol tax and price policies on health
2010 meta-study in the American Journal of Public Health on the broader consequences of raising alcohol prices.
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Effects of cell phone use on brain glucose metabolism
2011 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the effects of cell phone exposure on brain activity.
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Impact of antibiotic regimens on antimicrobial-resistant bacteria
2008 study by researchers in the United States and Europe on antibiotics and the creation of drug-resistant strains of bacteria.
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