Press Release Archives
2013
Expanding Medicaid lowers rates of depression, reduces financial strain, but no improvement shown in physical health
May 1, 2013 -- Boston, MA — New findings from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment show that Medicaid coverage had no detectable effect on… Read more
Patients with surgical complications provide greater hospital profit-margins
April 16, 2013
Boston, MA -- Privately insured surgical patients who had a complication provided hospitals with a 330% higher profit margin than…
Higher blood omega-3s associated with lower risk of premature death among older adults
April 1, 2013
Risk of dying from heart disease significantly lowered Boston, MA – Older adults who have higher blood levels of omega-3…
Pregnant women’s likelihood of cesarean delivery in Massachusetts linked to choice of hospitals
March 19, 2013
Boston, MA – There is wide variation in the rate of cesarean sections performed at different hospitals across the U.S.…
Using color-coded packaging, tobacco industry appears to have evaded FDA’s ban on ‘light’ cigarette descriptors
March 14, 2013
Boston, MA – New research from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) shows that one year after the federal government passed…
Survey finds public support for legal interventions to fight obesity, noncommunicable diseases
March 5, 2013
For immediate release: Monday, March 4, 2013 Boston, MA — The public is very supportive of government action aimed at…
Scale-up of HIV treatment in rural South Africa dramatically increases adult life expectancy
February 21, 2013
For immediate release: February 21, 2013 Boston, MA — The large antiretroviral treatment (ART) scale-up in a rural community in…
Low vitamin D levels may increase risk of type 1 diabetes
February 5, 2013
For immediate release: February 3, 2013 Boston, MA – Having adequate levels of vitamin D during young adulthood may reduce…