Screen-based entertainment time, all-cause mortality and heart attacks
2011 study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology on the relationship between leisure activities, cardiovascular disease events and all-cause mortality.
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Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to health, health care and health equity
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Childhood self-control predicts health, wealth and public safety
2010 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the relationship between childhood self-control and its consequences later in life.
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Importance of the individual insurance mandate: Evidence from Massachusetts
2011 analysis by researchers from Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Wellesley College on the Commonwealth’s insurance-requirement law.
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What’s the hard return on employee wellness programs?
2010 study published in the Harvard Business Review potential benefits of well-designed wellness programs to both companies and workers.
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Speed cameras for the prevention of road traffic injuries and deaths
2010 metastudy by researchers from the University of Queensland on the findings from 35 different studies of speed cameras.
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CT scans and the national lung screening trial
2010 study by the National Cancer Institute on the potential benefits of low-dose helical CT scans in the detection of lung cancer.
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Epidemiology of HIV infection in large urban areas in the United States
2010 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others on HIV/AIDS trends and ways to improve prevention and treatment programs.
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Surgical checklists in U.S. hospitals could save money, improve care
2010 study published in Health Affairs on the potential cost savings and improvements in patient care from adopting a surgical safety checklist.
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Physical activity and weight gain prevention
2010 study by researchers from the Harvard Medical School and others on the relationship between different amounts of physical activity and weight changes.
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Effect of screening mammography on breast-cancer mortality
2010 Harvard School of Public Health study on the relative effectiveness of regular mammography screening on breast-cancer mortality.
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