Research Archives

11.07.2018 Heroin, a lighter, and a straw on tinfoil

Undercounting Heroin

Heroin lasts in the human body for just a few minutes before being converted into morphine and other compounds. This complicates the task of a medical examiner trying to identify the substance that caused an overdose death.

Guest Authors Joshua M. Sharfstein, Isabelle Horon

11.01.2018 Book with a cross on it

Prison Chaplain Views on Criminality and Reform

Prison chaplains answered a series of questions focused on causes of crime, reducing recidivism, and the role that personal religion can play in recidivism. Four prominent themes emerged.

Guest Author Andrew S. Denney

10.30.2018 A light rail train in a station

All Aboard for Light Rail Transit

Public transit moves many people efficiently, producing significantly less air pollution than vehicles. Park and Sener measured how light rail transit decreased vehicle emissions and in turn affected deaths from stroke.

Fellow Erin Polka

10.29.2018 Parent putting hand on child's forehead

Health Equity

Access to Paid Sick Leave is a Public Health Issue

The American Public Health Association endorses paid sick leave, but currently the United States lags behind other nations when it comes to mandating paid sick leave benefits.

Guest Author Patricia Stoddard Dare

10.26.2018 Smartphone, headphones, and computer

Breaking Down Barriers: Video Mental Health Treatment

There seems to be great potential in connecting patients to care using video and other technologies, but questions remain about how virtual delivery compares to in-person care.

Guest Author Terri Fletcher

10.25.2018 Two hearing aids

Hearing Loss is Memory Loss

Asri Maharani and colleagues followed patients for 18 years to measure associations between hearing aid use and episodic memory. Memory loss slowed after participants started using hearing aids.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

10.24.2018 Toddler crying in a grocery cart

Tantrums in the Snack Aisle

Understanding the dynamic between mothers and children in the snack aisle of a grocery store may provide insight into health promotion efforts about nutrition.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

10.23.2018 Smartphone with texts cautioning against sexting

Teen Sexting

Teenagers are using technology to explore their sexuality. However, older laws created specifically to address child pornography can be used to prosecute teen sexting.

Fellow Erin Polka

10.22.2018 Black and white photo of bars with a person's silhouette behind them

Opioid Overdose Deaths among the Formerly Incarcerated

The United States has underutilized prevention and treatment strategies in its response to opioid overdose death in people with a history of incarceration.

Guest Author Shabbar I. Ranapurwala

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