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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Sustainable water management in the U.S. Southwest
2010 study by Nature Conservancy Center for Science and Public Policy on depletion across 18 Arizona watersheds and possible mitigation strategies.
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Can catch shares prevent fisheries collapse?
2008 UC Santa Barbara and the University of Hawaii study on the effects of catch-share systems and their potential to reduce overfishing.
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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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Effectiveness of educator merit pay on teacher performance
2010 report from the National Center on Performance Incentives at Vanderbilt University on the impact of educator merit pay on students’ performance in mathematics.
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U.S. religious knowledge survey
2010 survey by Pew Research Center on Americans’ understanding of religious tenets, practices, history and legal dynamics.
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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.
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Mega-crises lessons: BP oil spill, financial meltdown
2010 Brooklyn College paper on the lessons that could inform future policy-making to avoid the repeat of similar crises.
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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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