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Health

Hospital incident reporting systems do not capture most patient harm

by Margaret Weigel | January 11, 2012

2012 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on hospital reporting rates and incidences of harm.

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Education

Long-term impacts of teachers: Teacher value-added and student outcomes in adulthood

by Leighton Walter Kille | January 11, 2012

2011 study from Harvard and Columbia exploring the long-term impact on students of teachers with differing “value-added” ratings.

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Media, Politics & Government

Ideological segregation online and offline

by Margaret Weigel | January 10, 2012

2011 study from the University of Chicago on news consumers and content selection, highlighting the different levels of polarization in various contexts.

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Politics & Government

Following the rules? Candidate strategy in presidential primaries

by John Wihbey | January 9, 2012

2009 paper in Presidential Election Studies on the allocation of campaign resources and correlations with available state delegates.

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Politics & Government

Situational gamblers: Prospect theory and presidential campaign management

by John Wihbey | January 9, 2012

2011 study from Columbia University on how a psychological theory can help better interpret presidential campaign decisions.

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Health, Race & Gender

American Cancer Society: Cancer facts and figures 2012

by Margaret Weigel | January 9, 2012

2012 report from the American Cancer Society with projected cancer mortality rates by state, age and gender, survival trends and the impact of personal behaviors.

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Economics

Perceptions of national economic performance during unequal growth

by Rozanne Larsen | January 6, 2012

2011 study from Georgetown University on shared economic perceptions of low and high income earners in America.

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Media

Spread of behavior in an online social network experiment

by Christopher Olver | January 6, 2012

2010 study by MIT in PNAS on social networks and the spread of health-related behaviors.

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Environment

Effect of dietary guidelines on the demand for whole-grain bread

by Leighton Walter Kille | January 5, 2012

2010 study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service on the impact of governmental dietary targets on consumer behavior.

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Health, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

U.S. obesity trends and neighborhood effects

by John Wihbey | January 5, 2012

2011 study in the New England Journal of Medicine on the type of neighborhood in which an individual lives and health outcomes.

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Economics, Health, Politics & Government

As Congress considers cuts to SNAP, we address 8 questions about this US federal nutrition program

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Here’s important background info and research to bolster news coverage of potential reductions in federal spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Health, Politics & Government

What does the removal of the ‘protected areas’ policy mean for hospitals?

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A journalist’s guide to the climate risk data market

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Over the past decade, there’s been a proliferation of private firms offering highly detailed climate risk assessments for sale. Here’s what journalists need to know about this burgeoning market — plus, six big questions they should ask.