Medicaid Expansion Does Not Lead to Overuse of Prescription Opioids

A new study led by Danielle Haley has found that extending state Medicaid coverage does not increase the likelihood that people who inject drugs will overuse prescription opioids. Read more.

RESEARCH

Fewer Than Half of Medicaid Managed Care Plans Provide All FDA-approved Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder

Only 43 percent of these plans include all four drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat alcohol use disorder on the formulary, potentially hindering personalized care that necessitates access to a range of medications, according to a new study led by Maureen Stewart. Read more.

Q&A

Why Trimming Medicaid Would Be Hard

In a recent Q&A with The Conversation, Paul Shafer and Nicole Huberfeld discuss why cutting Medicaid spending would be difficult, and what the consequences might be. Read more.

'We Don't Want to Cut Short This Important Set of Research That's Been Beneficial to Us for Many Decades'

The National Institutes of Health continues to slash federal funding for research projects that support diversity, equity, and inclusion, transgender health, vaccine hesitancy, and more. SPH's Jonathan Levy explains why federal funding, and not just private funding, is essential to health research. Watch the video.

SCHOOL NEWS

SPH Selects Winners of the Dean's Innovation Challenge

Sixteen BU faculty, staff, and students comprise the four winning teams. They plan to use their $10,000 awards to tackle a range of creative projects, including mitigating misinformation around weight loss supplements, monitoring public health emergencies, detecting tuberculosis in low-resource settings, and preventing drug overdoses among adolescents. Read more.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

The Clouded Harms of Clock Changes

PHP fellow Mallika Chimpiri examines a new study led by a researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center that shows that even minor, one-hour clock changes can negatively affect daily functioning and quality of life. Learn more.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Meat in Moderation

If 200 million adults chose to cut their red and processed meat intake by 30%, over one million cases of type 2 diabetes could be prevented. writes PHP fellow Heather Sherr. Read more.

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MarComm content creator Jack Mellom's London trip would not be complete without a stop at the Broad Street pump, which physician and "Father of Epidemiology" John Snow discovered to be the source of a mid-1800s cholera outbreak, forever changing the way we view infectious diseases and how they spread. Watch the clip.

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In the Media.

BOSTON GLOBE

We’re Still Living with the Legacy of COVID

Quotes Laura White, professor of biostatistics.

HEALTH AFFAIRS FOREFRONT

To Ensure Children’s Health, Create Affordable Housing in High-Opportunity Neighborhoods

Article by Megan Sandel, professor of environmental health.

BOSTON GLOBE

Health Care Spending in Massachusetts Soared in 2023. Here’s What’s to Blame

Quotes Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy & management.

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