SPH News Headlines — August 2019

Recent media coverage of School of Public Health faculty, researchers, students, and post-doctoral fellows.

Charlie Plain | October 1, 2019

Jesse Berman
8/24: Is air pollution turning people into violent offenders? Scientists fear noxious gases could interfere with the brain (The Daily Mail – UK)
8/26: Scientists fear noxious gases could turn some people into violent offenders (Brinkwire)

Rachel Hardeman 
8/1: Racism influences medical students’ decision on practicing in minority or underserved communities (Medical Xpress)
8/1: Racism in medical schools influences students’ decision to work with minority patients, communities (MEAWW.com)8/19: For black mothers and babies, prejudice is a stubborn health risk (Minnesota Public Radio)
8/19: For black mothers and babies, prejudice is a health risk (Wadena Pioneer Journal – MN)
8/26: Precision medicine is too white (Medium)
8/29: Panelists at University of Minnesota call racial disparities in maternal deaths ‘staggering’ (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
8/29: Research Brief: Culturally centered birth center improves value and equity in health care before and after birth (UMN News)
8/29: Ilhan Omar holds maternal health town hall amid controversy, threat (WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN)

Carrie Henning-Smith
8/7: Bringing together young and old to ease the isolation of rural life (National Public Radio)
8/7: Bringing together young and old to ease the isolation of rural life (WBUR Radio – Boston, MA)

Katy Kozhimannil
8/16: Giving birth in rural Oregon (The Bulletin – Bend, OR)
8/27: A family physician affair (U.S. News & World Report)

JP Leider
8/6: The Wide World of Public Health: Spotlight on Dr. JP Leider (JPHMP Direct)

Elizabeth Lukanen (SHADAC)
8/21: Study finds more Iowans on high-deductible insurance plans (Iowa Public Radio)

Rowan Mahon (student)
8/15: Students help create prescription drug repository (UMN News)

Hannah Neprash
8/30: Research Brief: Physicians more likely to prescribe opioids later in the day (UMN News)
8/30: Doctors are more likely to prescribe opioids later in the day — or if appointments run late (STAT News)
8/30: Take two of these and get out of here already: Studies show painkillers more likely to be prescribed later in the day or by male doctors (West Central Tribune – Willmar, MN)
8/30: PCP appointment timing may affect opioid prescribing (Healio)
8/30: Doctors more likely to prescribe opioids later in the workday (U.S. News & World Report)
8/30: Study: Doctors more likely to prescribe opioids as day progresses (KMSP FOX 9 TV – Minneapolis, MN)
8/30: Take two of these and get out of here already: Studies show painkillers more likely to be prescribed later in the day or by male doctors (Inforum)
8/31: 2 factors increase the likelihood your doctor will prescribe opioid drugs (Inverse)

Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
8/22: Research Brief: Study suggests body dissatisfaction begins before adolescence, remains constant into adulthood (UMN News)

Michael Osterholm
8/1: Ebola outbreak highlights global rise in epidemics (The Hill)
8/5: Experts warn of CWD in humans (Winona Post – MN)
8/9: A sobering but necessary read on disease and deer (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
8/16: Q&A: U of M’s Michael Osterholm calls for national leadership to address CWD (MinnPost)
8/21: Migrants detained at border will not be vaccinated against flu (Heal)
8/23: ‘Zombie’ deer disease might put humans at risk, epidemiologists say (United Press International)
8/24: Deadly ‘zombie’ deer disease that rots its victims brains could spread to humans (Brinkwire)
8/26: Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy launches CWD Resource Center (UMN News
8/28: CIDRAP launches CWD Resource Center (Drovers Magazine)
8/28: CIDRAP launches CWD Resource Center (Drovers Magazine)
8/29: Immigration officials are putting all Americans at risk of a flu outbreak (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
8/31: Chronic Wasting Disease research center aims to educate public on cervid disease (Mesabi Daily News – Virginia, MN)

Simon Rosser
8/21: Talking prostate cancer awareness with U of M (UMN News)

Rural Health Research Center
8/13: Moms worried as more obstetrics units closing across Iowa (KCRG TV – Cedar Rapids, IA)

School of Public Health 
8/20: Rural America has a maternal mortality problem—midwives might help solve it (Medical Xpress)

Jaime Slaughter-Acey
8/7: Research Brief: Racist experiences and skin tone discrimination linked to delays in prenatal care (UMN News)
8/8: Racist experiences and skin tone discrimination linked to delays in prenatal care (Medical Xpress)

Jamie Stang
8/8: Coffee, soda drinkers may have increased migraine risk (Healio)

State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)
8/3: Arizona 3rd worst in US for per-person health care spending (East Arizona Courier)
8/7: Medicare plan home care benefits could work: state official (ThinkAdvisor)
8/22: AARP shows impact of skyrocketing drug prices with new data (Sierra Sun Times – Mariposa, CA)
8/23: Data: High Rx prices caused 23% of Iowans to stop taking medications (Business Record – Des Moines, IA)
8/29: Study: More Iowans now on high-deductible health insurance (KIWA Radio – Sheldon, IA)

Lynn Steffen
8/12: Plant-based diets good for the heart? Here is more evidence (Forbes)
8/14: Eating a mostly plant-based diet linked to lower risk of cardiovascular disease (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)8/16: Study links plant-heavy diets to lower heart disease risk (Food Business News)

Irina Stepanov
8/6: How harmful is vaping? (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)

Leigh Turner
8/1: More ‘buyer beware’ warnings for unregulated stem cell clinics (U.S. News & World Report)
8/2: Superstar athletes popularize unproven stem cell procedures (The Washington Post)
8/3: Crowdfunding on the rise — is that a good thing? (Rochester Post Bulletin – MN)
8/5: Superstar athletes popularize unproven stem cell procedures (Kaiser Health News)
8/7: In Our View: Precision medicine at heart of ‘All of Us’ project (The Columbian – Vancouver, WA)8/9: Superstar athletes popularize unproven stem cell procedures (Philadelphia Voice – PA)
8/13: Stem cell clinics: Effective or pricey false hope? (WebMD)

Jeremy Van’t Hof (student)
8/28: Low-cost combo pill cuts risk of heart attacks and strokes (Everyday Health)

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