Surgical checklist to reduce mortality, complications around globe
2009 study looking at the potential for reductions in surgical complications and patient deaths from adopting a surgical safety checklist.
Health
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to health, health care and health equity
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Disparities in obesity patterns among adolescents
2010 study by researchers from UCSF, the University of Oklahoma and UC Berkeley on the prevalence of obesity among California public school students.
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Change in prevalence of hearing loss in adolescents
Study by researchers from Harvard, Vanderbilt and Brigham and Women’s Hospital on the rate of hearing loss among U.S. adolescents.
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Health effects of the Gulf oil spill
2010 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the health of area residents and workers.
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Do in-kind transfers affect health? Evidence from the Food Stamp program
2009 study by the Harris School of Public Policy on the effects of participation in the Food Stamp program on recipients’ health
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School-based Intervention for diabetes risk reduction
2010 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on the effects of a school-based program addressing risk factors for diabetes and obesity.
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Public smoking laws and environmental smoke exposure
2010 study from UC Irvine and Queen’s University examining the effects of public-place smoking laws on smoking prevalence and second-hand smoke exposure.
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Geographic variation in Medicare drug spending
2010 study exploring the relationship between spending on non-drug medical services and pharmaceutical expenses across geographical regions.
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Mental health treatment and criminal justice outcomes
2010 paper by the Harvard Medical School examining whether treating children and adults with mental health illnesses could reduce crime.
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Sleep duration and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2009 metastudy in the Journal of Sleep Research on the relationship between sleep duration and mortality, based on 23 separate research papers
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