Tag: Public Health
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Medicaid Billed for More than Half of U.S. Hospital Costs From Gun Injuries
The initial hospital treatment of firearm injuries costed an estimated $7.7 billion between 2016 and 2021, with the largest share falling on urban trauma center hospitals that serve the highest proportion of Medicaid patients, according to a new study.
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Nearly Everyone Has at Least One Risk Factor Before a Heart Attack, Stroke or Heart Failure
More than 99 percent of people who went on to suffer a heart attack, stroke or heart failure already had at least one risk factor above optimal level beforehand, according to a new study.
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Black Adults Face Heart Failure Nearly 14 Years Earlier than White Patients
Black adults in the U.S. are first hospitalized for heart failure nearly 14 years earlier than white adults, according to a new study analyzing data from more than 42,000 patients across hundreds of hospitals.
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Remote Chronic Pain Treatments Improve Chronic Pain Management
Two chronic pain treatments based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) — telehealth coaching and online self-completed pain coping skills training — improved pain severity and quality of life compared to usual care in patients with high-impact chronic pain, according to a recent study published in JAMA.
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Study Explores Diet’s Significant Role in Global Obesity
An international multi-center study revealed how diet plays a greater role in the prevalence of obesity globally than was previously understood, according to findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Three Feinberg Students Named Schweitzer Fellows
Three Feinberg students have been selected for the Schweitzer Fellowship — a year-long service-learning program during which fellows design and implement innovative projects that address the health needs of Chicago communities.
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Gestational Diabetes May Signal Poor Prepregnancy Cardiovascular Health
Poor prepregnancy cardiovascular health is associated with a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes and coronary artery calcium in midlife, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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Investigating Nationwide IV Shortages After Hurricane Helene
Intravenous fluid use in pediatric emergency departments decreased nationwide following Hurricane Helene, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study, findings that may help emergency departments better allocate resources.
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Youth Anxiety and Depression Increasing, Study Finds
The proportion of U.S. children and adolescents with anxiety and depression increased from 2016 to 2022, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine survey analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.
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SNAP Shields Kids From Future Heart Disease Risks, Study Finds
Food insecurity in early childhood is associated with worse heart health two decades later, but participation in public nutrition assistance programs may significantly mitigate that risk, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
