Lila Baker (student)
12/20: Why aren’t more teens using the most effective form of birth control? (MinnPost)
Professor Lynn Blewett
12/04: Minnesota slows per-patient spending on chronic diseases but long term trends remain troubling (Star Tribune)
12/07: Minnesota’s 1332 Reinsurance Waiver Dilemma (Health Affairs Blog)
Research Associate Michelle Brasure
12/20: Not clear that physical activity programs reduce cognitive decline (MedicalResearch.com)
Assistant Professor Mary Butler
12/18: No “magic bullet” for preventing dementia (CBS News, MinnPost, HealthDay, U.S. News & World, MedPage Today, Daily Mail, The Mercury News)
12/20: Nothing we know of stops dementia: broad review rules out drugs, exercise, and brain-training games (Gizmodo)
Professor Jon Christianson
12/04: Allina doesn’t see CVS’ blockbuster deal upending its venture with Aetna (Star Tribune)
Professor John Finnegan
12/11: Could cascade of allegations send #MeToo movement off the rails? (Star Tribune)
Associate Professor Sarah Gollust
12/04: House, Senate tax bills will make America sicker. (Star Tribune)
12/13: Episode 81, ACA Enrollment, Doug Jones and Tina Smith [AUDIO: Segment starts at the 24:20 mark] (PulseCheck Podcast from Politico)
12/14: Viewers are seeing more ads about health insurance during open enrollment under Trump than under Obama: Study (Washington Examiner)
Liz Gryzmala (student)
12/18: Homeless substance abusers need better-funded treatment options (MinnPost)
Assistant Professor Carrie Henning-Smith
12/06: Revealing the scope of rural OB unit closures (NRHA Horizons)
Associate Professor Katy Kozhimannil
12/06: Revealing the scope of rural OB unit closures (NRHA Horizons)
12/13: Promise unrealized: A birth checklist fails to reduce deaths in rural India (STAT)
12/15: In rural India, a ‘best practices’ checklist not enough to reduce infant deaths (KQED); A birth services ‘desert’ that includes Minnesota (Rochester Post Bulletin)
12/17: Mayo expands, improves telemedicine network (St. Cloud Times)
12/18: Mayo’s telehealth services may be expanding amid consolidation (Becker’s Hospital Review)
12/26: Check it Out: health briefs. Midwifery care associated with fewer medical interventions (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
Professor Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
12/03: Depression, stress impact meal prep, UMN study shows (MnDaily)
Regents Professor Michael Osterholm
12/08: 4 steps to ensure your antimicrobial stewardship program is evidence-based (Becker’s Hospital Review)
12/08: This year’s flu shot is not as effective against one of the nastiest strains — but you should still get it (Markets Insider)
12/19: A federal ban on making lethal viruses is lifted (The New York Times, STAT News, Scientific American, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
12/20: U.S. officials lift ban on making lethal viruses in labs (CBS News)
Mariana Tuttle (student)
12/01: Minnesota is failing its mothers of color: Postpartum depression rates are double for African-Americans (MinnPost)
