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Apr 10, 2026

Assessing Bias and Precision in State Policy Evaluations: A Comparative Analysis of Time-Varying Estimators Using Policy Simulations

Using state-level opioid overdose mortality data (1999-2016), we evaluated the performance of panel data estimators for capturing time-varying impacts of state-level policies.
Research

Mar 18, 2026

Medication Availability for Alcohol Use Disorder in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities

The objective of this paper is to examine trends in geographic availability of medications for alcohol use disorder at substance use disorder treatment facilities and assess county-level characteristics.
Research

Mar 16, 2026

Psilocybin Microdosing in the United States: Insights from a Nationally Representative Survey

This study aimed to present nationally representative survey results about people who microdose psilocybin in the U.S.
Expert Insights

Dec 10, 2025

Advancing Development of LRRK2-Targeted Therapeutics for Parkinson’s Disease: Conference Proceedings and Roadmap for Research

The authors highlight topics discussed in a June 2025 workshop hosted by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research about the development of therapeutics that target the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 pathway to treat Parkinson’s disease.
Project

Jun 25, 2025

Evaluation of the PATH-SAFE Programme

RAND Europe researchers evaluated the final phase of the UK Food Standards Agency's pilot PATH-SAFE Programme.
Research

May 19, 2025

State-Level Estimates of Nonfatal Firearm Injury Hospitalizations, 2000-2021

This article creates a comprehensive, publicly available data set of state-level nonfatal firearm injury inpatient hospitalizations (NFIIHs) in the United States from 2000 to 2021.
Research

Mar 24, 2025

Severe Obesity Increases More Rapidly in Brazil Than Moderate Obesity: Analysis of Vigitel 2006-2021

This study analyzes time trends for extreme weight categories in Brazil. Severe obesity is increasing far more rapidly than what commonly reported obesity statistics indicate.
Research

Dec 16, 2024

The Recent Rise in Homicide: An Analysis of Weekly Mortality Data, United States, 2018-2022

Between December 2017 and December 2022, firearm homicide increased by 54% while non-firearm homicide was stable. 27.8% of the eventual increase had already occurred by the time COVID-19 was declared a national emergency.
Commentary

Nov 21, 2024

The Public Health Leadership of Tomorrow

Traditional competencies taught in public health schools by themselves can only help so much to address the threat of new pathogens, the impact of climate change on health, or the role of global corporations in affecting health. Public health leaders must develop new skills to guide the systemic change necessary to improve human well-being.
Research

Nov 4, 2024

Gestational Weight Gain Below Recommendations and Adverse Maternal and Child Health Outcomes for Pregnancies with Overweight or Obesity: A United States Cohort Study

This study explored the association between pregnancy weight gain below the lower limit of the current IOM recommendations and risk of 10 adverse maternal and child health outcomes among individuals with overweight and obesity.
Research

Jun 17, 2024

A Multilevel Analysis of Changing Telehealth Availability in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Settings: Conditional Effects of Rurality, the Number and Types of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Available, and Time, US, 2016-2023

We assessed the change in trends in telehealth and medication for OUD (MOUD) and identify locations of low telehealth and MOUD access.
Research

Jun 14, 2024

Odds of Medical Comorbidities in Essential Tremor: Retrospective Analysis of a Large Claims Database in the United States

This study aims to examine differences in the prevalence of the 31 Elixhauser comorbidities among essential tremor patients compared to statistically similar control patients.

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Assessing Bias and Precision in State Policy Evaluations: A Comparative Analysis of Time-Varying Estimators Using Policy Simulations

Medication Availability for Alcohol Use Disorder in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities

Psilocybin Microdosing in the United States: Insights from a Nationally Representative Survey

Advancing Development of LRRK2-Targeted Therapeutics for Parkinson’s Disease: Conference Proceedings and Roadmap for Research

Evaluation of the PATH-SAFE Programme

State-Level Estimates of Nonfatal Firearm Injury Hospitalizations, 2000-2021

Severe Obesity Increases More Rapidly in Brazil Than Moderate Obesity: Analysis of Vigitel 2006-2021

The Recent Rise in Homicide: An Analysis of Weekly Mortality Data, United States, 2018-2022

The Public Health Leadership of Tomorrow

Gestational Weight Gain Below Recommendations and Adverse Maternal and Child Health Outcomes for Pregnancies with Overweight or Obesity: A United States Cohort Study

A Multilevel Analysis of Changing Telehealth Availability in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Settings: Conditional Effects of Rurality, the Number and Types of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Available, and Time, US, 2016-2023

Odds of Medical Comorbidities in Essential Tremor: Retrospective Analysis of a Large Claims Database in the United States

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Assessing Bias and Precision in State Policy Evaluations: A Comparative Analysis of Time-Varying Estimators Using Policy Simulations

Medication Availability for Alcohol Use Disorder in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities

Psilocybin Microdosing in the United States: Insights from a Nationally Representative Survey

Advancing Development of LRRK2-Targeted Therapeutics for Parkinson’s Disease: Conference Proceedings and Roadmap for Research

Evaluation of the PATH-SAFE Programme

State-Level Estimates of Nonfatal Firearm Injury Hospitalizations, 2000-2021

Severe Obesity Increases More Rapidly in Brazil Than Moderate Obesity: Analysis of Vigitel 2006-2021

The Recent Rise in Homicide: An Analysis of Weekly Mortality Data, United States, 2018-2022

The Public Health Leadership of Tomorrow

Gestational Weight Gain Below Recommendations and Adverse Maternal and Child Health Outcomes for Pregnancies with Overweight or Obesity: A United States Cohort Study

A Multilevel Analysis of Changing Telehealth Availability in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Settings: Conditional Effects of Rurality, the Number and Types of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Available, and Time, US, 2016-2023

Odds of Medical Comorbidities in Essential Tremor: Retrospective Analysis of a Large Claims Database in the United States

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