For immediate release: June 27, 2017 Key Takeaways: After a two-year comprehensive effort to reduce childhood obesity in two low-income communities in Massachusetts, the … Continue reading “Community-wide effort to fight childhood obesity shows promise”
For immediate release: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Boston, MA – There is strong evidence that expanding health insurance increases access to care, improves health … Continue reading “Analysis indicates that insurance expansion improves access to care, health, and survival”
For immediate release: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Boston, MA – Stress, increased risk for disease, babies born too early, and premature death are among the … Continue reading “Recent presidential election could have negative impact on health”
For immediate release: May 23, 2017 Boston, MA – Consuming moderate amounts of chocolate was associated with significantly lower risk of being diagnosed with … Continue reading “Eating chocolate may decrease risk of irregular heartbeat”
For immediate release: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 Boston, MA – Patients admitted to major teaching hospitals are less likely to die compared with patients admitted … Continue reading “Mortality rates at teaching hospitals lower compared with non-teaching hospitals”
For immediate release: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Boston, MA – The Affordable Care Act’s health coverage expansions have produced major improvements in medical care and … Continue reading “Medical care, health have improved for low-income adults under ACA”
Republicans internally divided about path forward For immediate release: April 27, 2017 Boston, MA –According to a new POLITICO/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public … Continue reading “Poll: Americans divided over what Congress should do about Obamacare”
Republicans and Democrats differ widely on most questions For immediate release: April 26, 2017 Boston, MA – According to a new POLITICO/Harvard T.H. Chan … Continue reading “Poll: Majority of Americans oppose President Trump’s proposed cuts to EPA’s budget, withdrawing from Paris Climate Treaty”
For immediate release: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Boston, MA – A large new study from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium provides the first molecular genetic evidence … Continue reading “Study finds first molecular genetic evidence of PTSD heritability”
Study to be presented at the Society of General Internal Medicine 2017 Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 20, 2017 For immediate release: April 20, … Continue reading “Medicaid expansion linked with increase in prescriptions filled for chronic conditions”