Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation & Research Center
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📰 Michigan’s Medicaid expansion improved both health and finances | Sarah J. Clark MPH ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/...
Michigan’s Medicaid expansion improved both health and finances
U-M report shows individuals, hospitals and primary care clinics all experienced positive impacts, but raises concerns about cost-sharing provisions that all states must soon enact
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📰 When should parents stop tracking their kids' location? | Sarah J. Clark www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/w...
When should parents stop tracking their kids' location?
Some parents may be crossing a line with tracking their young adult kids’ locations, according to a new national poll.
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📄New from @pedibddoc.bsky.social @samirgadepalli.bsky.social Findings on antibiotic stewardship for CD related PFC from SETON (Standardization of Evaluation to Treatment of pediatric perianal CD & improving Outcomes through Networking). 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @ihpidirector.bsky.social
📄 New from Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD Results of this study suggest that patients who switch to a HDHP may experience heightened barriers to buprenorphine use. 🔗 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @kaopingchua.bsky.social @ihpidirector.bsky.social
Join us Tuesday, June 2nd at 9:00 AM with Folafoluwa Olutobi Odetola, MB ChB, MPH! 📆 Register for this Seminar: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📨 Subscribe to our ListServ: chear.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 🌐 More Events: chear.org/events @ihpidirector.bsky.social
📰 A Third Of Young Adults Are Couch Potatoes, Their Parents Say | Susan J. Woolford, MD, MPH www.usnews.com/news/health-...
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📄New from Dr. Nina Hill Over 40% of US older adults cut back on basic needs, and 16.3% had healthcare access challenges. Respondents were more likely to report fair or poor health than those without challenges. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... @ihpidirector.bsky.social @journalgim.bsky.social
Join us Tuesday, May 19th at 9:00 AM with Noura Insolera, PhD, MA! 📆 Register for this Seminar: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📨 Subscribe to our ListServ: chear.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 🌐 More Events: chear.org/events @ihpidirector.bsky.social
Join us Tuesday, May 12th at 9:00 AM with Nora Becker, MD, PhD! 📆 Register for this Seminar: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📨 Subscribe to our ListServ: chear.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 🌐 More Events: chear.org/events @ihpidirector.bsky.social
Despite a recent 27% drop in patients filling dental opioid prescriptions, the rate is still higher in United States than in Puerto Rico and six other developed countries | Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD Opioids for dental pain still more common in U.S. www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/o...
Opioids for dental pain still more common in U.S.
A Michigan Medicine study finds that the U.S. outside Puerto Rico still has a high rate of dental opioid pain medication prescription filling compared with other developed nations, despite steep drops...
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Increasing Dignity in Food Assistance
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Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation & Research Center@umchear.bsky.social · 3mo agoJoin us Tuesday, May 5th at 9:00 AM with Kate Bauer, PhD, MS! 📆 Register for this Seminar: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📨 Subscribe to our ListServ: chear.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 🌐 More Events: chear.org/events @ihpidirector.bsky.social
“The U.S. dental opioid dispensing rate is decreasing but remains high by international standards,” said @kaopingchua.bsky.social, whose research found a 27% drop in dental patients filling opioid prescriptions between 2021 and 2024. www.usnews.com/news/health-...
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Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: Current Status and Opportunities for Improvement
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Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation & Research Center@umchear.bsky.social · 3mo agoJoin us Tuesday, April 28th at 9:00 AM with Kengo Inagaki, MD! 📆 Register for this Seminar: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📨 Subscribe to our ListServ: chear.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 🌐 More Events: chear.org/events @ihpidirector.bsky.social
Join us Tuesday, May 5th at 9:00 AM with Kate Bauer, PhD, MS! 📆 Register for this Seminar: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📨 Subscribe to our ListServ: chear.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 🌐 More Events: chear.org/events @ihpidirector.bsky.social
New pub: 90% of dental opioid Rx in youth are for tooth extraction, even though non-opioids are equally effective for pain. As dentists write 42% of opioid Rx to youth, ~1/3 of youth opioid Rx may be for tooth extraction. @drchadb @umchear.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📄New from Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD 90% of dental opioid Rx in adolescents and young adults are for tooth extraction, suggesting almost all exposure in this age group is avoidable. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @ihpidirector.bsky.social @kaopingchua.bsky.social
Opioid prescribing for tooth extraction in the United States, 2021 through 2023
Compared with opioids, ibuprofen and acetaminophen are safer and equally effective options for analgesia after tooth extraction. Despite this, researc…
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Join us Tuesday, April 28th at 9:00 AM with Kengo Inagaki, MD! 📆 Register for this Seminar: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📨 Subscribe to our ListServ: chear.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 🌐 More Events: chear.org/events @ihpidirector.bsky.social
Is there a "cliff effect” in physical activity after high school? | Susan J. Woolford, MD, MPH 1 in 3 parents say their young adult children don’t get enough physical activity, with time, screen use and lack of interest as top barriers. www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/t...
Is there a "cliff effect” in physical activity after high school?
One in three parents say their child ages 18 to 25 is minimally active or inactive, according to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
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📄New from Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD US dental opioid dispensing ⬇️27.1% from '21–'24 but was 24× the country with the lowest rate. This comparison suggests there are opportunities to reduce opioid rx by US dentists. 🔗 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @ihpidirector.bsky.social @kaopingchua.bsky.social
New pub at JAMA Network Open: opioid prescribing by U.S. dentists is declining but remains high by international standards. In 2024, the U.S. dental opioid dispensing rate was 24x higher than the Netherlands. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @umchear.bsky.social
International Trends in Dental Opioid Prescriptions
This cross-sectional study compares dental opioid dispensing rates in the US, Canada, Australia, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Puerto Rico from 2021 to 2024.
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Fix the problem, not the people
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Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation & Research Center@umchear.bsky.social · 4mo agoJoin us Tuesday, April 21st at 9:00 AM with Samir Gadepalli, MD, MS, MBA! 📆 Register for this Seminar: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📨 Subscribe to our ListServ: chear.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 🌐 More Events: chear.org/events @ihpidirector.bsky.social @samirgadepalli.bsky.social
Join us Tuesday, April 21st at 9:00 AM with Samir Gadepalli, MD, MS, MBA! 📆 Register for this Seminar: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📨 Subscribe to our ListServ: chear.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 🌐 More Events: chear.org/events @ihpidirector.bsky.social @samirgadepalli.bsky.social
📄New from @ec-3.bsky.social In this study of privately-insured families, hospitalization was associated with insurance coverage disruption for children and caregivers 6 months post-hospitalization vs non-hospitalized. 🔗 publications.aap.org/hospitalpedi... @ihpidirector.bsky.social
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Food Insecurity and Health Evidence Challenges and Clinical
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Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation & Research Center@umchear.bsky.social · 4mo agoJoin us Tuesday, April 7th at 9:00 AM with Patrick Carter, MD! 📆 Register for this Seminar: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📨 Subscribe to our ListServ: chear.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 🌐 More Events: chear.org/events @ihpidirector.bsky.social @umich.edu
Join us Tuesday, April 7th at 9:00 AM with Patrick Carter, MD! 📆 Register for this Seminar: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📨 Subscribe to our ListServ: chear.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 🌐 More Events: chear.org/events @ihpidirector.bsky.social @umich.edu
Join us Tuesday, March 24th at 9:00 AM with Sumit Agarwal, MD, MPH, PhD! 📆 Register for this Seminar: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📨 Subscribe to our ListServ: chear.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 🌐 More Events: chear.org/events @ihpidirector.bsky.social @umich.edu
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Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation & Research Center@umchear.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin us Tuesday, March 17th at 9:00 AM with Deepak Palakshappa, MD, MSHP! 📆 Register for this Seminar: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📨 Subscribe to our ListServ: chear.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 🌐 More Events: chear.org/events @ihpidirector.bsky.social @umich.edu
