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Large-scale early education linked to higher living standards and crime prevention 25 years later

High-quality early education has a strong, positive impact well into adulthood, according to research led by Arthur Reynolds, co-director of the Human Capital Research Collaborative and professor of child development, and ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Young minority women screened at higher rate for chlamydia than young white women

A new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute has found that Black and especially Hispanic young women are screened for chlamydia at a significantly higher rate than young white ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 24, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Uninsured Americans have 50 percent higher odds of dying in hospital from heart attack or stroke

An analysis of over 150,000 hospital discharges has revealed that there are significant insurance related differences in hospital mortality, length of stay, and costs among working-age Americans (age 18-64 years) hospitalized ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Uninsured more likely to die from trauma than patients with insurance, study finds

Trauma patients without insurance are more likely to die of their injuries from auto accidents and gunshot wounds than privately insured patients with similar injuries, according to findings of an analysis ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Americans remain divided on government involvement in health insurance: survey

Researchers from Indiana University's Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research (CHPPR) have found that support for government-sponsored health insurance for individuals under age 65 remains virtually the same ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Health reform fails the disadvantaged

A new study looking at the effects of the 2006 Massachusetts Health Reform on access to care, health status and ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in healthcare, shows that the legislation has led to improvements in insurance ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 09, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Disparities in heart attack treatment may begin in the emergency room

The well-documented disparities in cardiac care may begin almost as soon as patients arrive at hospital emergency rooms. In a study published in Academic Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers report ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 24, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0