Body norms and fat stigma in global perspective
2011 study by Arizona State University published in Current Anthropology how body norms and fat stigma are evolving worldwide.
Health
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to health, health care and health equity
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Effects of soldiers’ deployment on children’s academic performance and behavioral health
2011 study by the RAND Corporation on the educational and health effects of parents’ deployment on their children.
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Family income and child brain growth
2011 study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University published in the online journal Plos ONE on impacts of poverty on child brain growth.
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Assessment of the “golden hour” for emergency medical services
2009 study in Annals of Emergency Medicine on medical service response times and survival rates among trauma victims.
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Brain injury risks for high school football players
2010 study in Journal of Neurotrauma on effects of head impacts for a high school football team during one season.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Smoking cessation and postoperative complications
2011 metastudy published in The American Journal of Medicine on the effects of quitting smoking on post-operative complications.
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