Population Health and Disparities
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Some Blood Pressure Medications May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s, But Not For All Populations
Certain antihypertensive medications may prevent the onset of the disease, but only among black and white women and white men.
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Deaths of Despair: An Update by Professor Sir Angus Deaton
Professor Sir Angus Deaton will provide an update on his groundbreaking research published last year.
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Inpatient Medicaid Usage and Expenditure Patterns After Changes in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefit Levels
Changes in SNAP benefit levels were associated with changes in inpatient Medicaid usage and cost patterns.
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Medicaid Eligibility Expansions May Address Gaps In Access To Diabetes Medications
The researchers find Medicaid eligibility expansions are linked to increases in prescription fills for diabetes drugs.
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Seminar Series: Craig Garthwaite
Craig Garthwaite is an Associate Professor of Strategy and the Director of the Program on Healthcare at Kellogg at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. His work examines the effects of government policies and social phenomena on the health and biopharmaceutical sectors.
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Disentangling the Stress Process: Race Differences in the Experience of Chronic Stressors
Older blacks and US-born and foreign-born Hispanics report more chronic stress exposure than whites and are two to three times as likely to experience financial strain and housing-related stress.
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Assessment of Follow-up Care After Emergency Department Presentation for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion (JAMA Network Open)
A new study of 831 patients sent to top-level trauma centers for a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury found that only 44 percent saw a physician or other provider within three months of their injury, a critical period for care.
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Most Concussion Patients Fall Under the Radar
Only 44 percent saw a physician or other provider within three months of their injury, a critical period for care, national study finds.
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State-Level Chart Books on the Cost of Mental Illness
As state policymakers assess new proposals to improve mental health treatment and access, understanding the population affected, the coverage gaps and the overall economic burden is integral to developing sustainable solutions that meet the need.
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USC Recruits Diverse Participants for Landmark $1.5 Billion Precision Medicine Research Initiative
Nationwide big data project seeks to accelerate research and improve health for a diverse population, not just majority groups.