A study co-authored by Associate Professor Katy Kozhimannil found that women who gave birth at hospitals with a larger percentage of midwife-attended births were less likely to have cesarean deliveries and episiotomies.
Faculty
Rural-Urban Differences Should Be Considered in Medicare Quality of Care Scores
A study from Associate Professor Carrie Henning-Smith shows that patient quality of care scores are often lower in rural than in urban areas for unknown reasons.
Care Guides Improve Quality of Life for Patients with Serious Illness Close to Death
Research from Associate Professor Tetyana Shippee demonstrates the effectiveness of using lay care guides to provide emotional support to patients, answer their questions, and coordinate care with the medical team.
Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Death Risk in New York City
Research from Associate Professor Ryan Demmer shows that NYC is doing better than the rest of country in reducing cardiovascular disease-related deaths.
CIDRAP to Develop R&D Roadmaps for Three Deadly Diseases
Regents Professor Michael Osterholm and CIDRAP are working with the WHO to develope R&D roadmaps targeting Ebola/Marburg, Nipah, and Lassa viruses.
Project EAT Study Shows It’s Never Too Late to Benefit from Family Meals
A Project EAT study found that young adults who didn’t eat regular family meals as adolescents can still benefit from the practice by incorporating it as parents.
Frizzell Named to Governing of Board of Indian Health Board of Minneapolis
Assistant Professor Linda Bane Frizzell was recently elected to join the governing board of the Indian Health Board (IHB) of Minneapolis.
Minnesota Researchers to Study Non-drug Treatments for Back Pain
Professor John Connett is a researcher on a new $14 million study examining non-drug approaches to prevent chronic low back pain.
Yoga May Help Prevent Weight Gain Over Time
New research from Professor Dianne Neumark-Sztainer reveals that young adults who practice yoga may experience less weight gain over time than those who do not.
Low Awareness of Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment Among U.S. Women
Associate Professor Sarah Gollust contributed to a study showing that most American women are unaware that routine mammograms can lead to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of breast cancer.
Understanding Obesity — Starting with a Baby’s First Meal
Half of Rural Hospitals Without Maternity Care
A new study from PhD student Peiyin Hung and the Rural Health Research Center finds that nine percent of rural counties in the U.S. lost hospital-based childbirth services from 2004-14.
