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March 13, 2022

 
 
 

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RESEARCH

Digital Toolbox May Help Diagnose Dementia Earlier

A new study utilized a digital pen to record patients completing a cognitive test, allowing researchers to pick up subtle measures of cognitive function beyond what is captured in traditional scoring.

 

LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH

Alum is Brookline's New Health Director

After guiding the pandemic response as director of the Norwood Health Department, Sigalle Reiss (SPH'05) will lead the Department of Public Health and Human Services in Brookline, Mass.

 
 

SCHOOL NEWS

Student Receives Civic Research Innovation Prize from MetroLab Network

Beth Haley, a doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Health, will use the award to support her work to improve the water quality of the Merrimack River.

 
 

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The Health Consequences of War

 

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COMMENTARY

How to Keep Schools Open during the Pandemic

Limiting in-school COVID spread is critical for limiting transmission in the surrounding communities, write Laura White, professor of biostatistics, and Eleanor Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology, in a new commentary.

 

SCHOOL NEWS

SPH's Virtual Career Fair Takes Place on Feb. 17

The annual career fair will feature organizations from a broad range of public health industry sectors that are hiring for full-time and part-time jobs, fellowships, practicums, and internships. 

 
 

POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGE

Register for PHX's Summer Institute

Registration is now open for PHX's 2022 Summer Institute, which offers short, immersive programs to professionals across sectors. Taking place from June 6-July 29, the online courses will offer career-enhancing skills, such as evidence-based intervention planning and data analysis.

 

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits: The Many Barriers to Access

Shortages of staff trained in providing sexual assault evidence collection kits, concerns about the timing of when an exam can be given, and the need for specialized care are barriers to having evidence collected following an assault.

 

RESEARCH

Severe Maternal Morbidity Is Substantially Underestimated in US

A new study found that cases of severe maternal morbidity are undercounted by 22 percent in Massachusetts. Nationally, that rate would equate to almost 90,000 missed cases.

 
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In the Media.

 
 
 

THE ATLANTIC

How Did This Many Deaths Become Normal?

Mentions research by Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health; Dielle Lundberg, research fellow of global health; and Jacob Bor, assistant professor of global health and epidemology.

 

BOSTON GLOBE

Two years of COVID: A new analysis reveals a heavy toll on young families of color in Massachusetts

Quotes Jonathan Levy, chair and professor of environmental health.

 

WASHINGTON POST

The CDC’s New Mask Guidance Guarantees We’ll Be Too Slow for the Next Surge

Article written by Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management and Eleanor Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology.

 

ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD 

Pilot Study Links Toxic Metal Dust at Home to Worksite Practices

Quotes Diana Ceballos, assistant professor of environmental health.

 

KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Charts Paint a Grim Picture 2 Years into the Coronavirus Pandemic

Quotes Brooke Nichols, assistant professor of global health.

 

WBUR

Checking in on the State of the Pandemic, 2 Years after Mass. Emergency Declaration

Interview with Davidson Hamer, professor of global health.

 

MONEYGEEK

Guide to Health Insurance for Students & Young Adults

Interview with Megan Cole Brahim, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.

 
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