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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Research Letter Examines Perceived Hospitalist Workload and Patient Safety Henry J. Michtalik, M.D., M.P.H., M.H.S., of The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and colleagues surveyed 506 physicians to examine the perceived effect of the average hospitalist workload on patient safety…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Patient Preferences for Defibrillator Deactivation Reported in Research Letter John A. Dodson, M.D., of the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., and colleagues conducted a survey that examined patient preferences for the deactivation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs)…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Jie Jin Wang, Ph.D., email jiejin.wang@sydney.edu.au. To contact commentary author Sanjay Kaul, M.D., email sanjay.kaul@cshs.org. CHICAGO – Regular aspirin use appears to be associated with an increased risk of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is a leading cause of blindness…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Frank R. Lin, M.D., Ph.D., call David March at 410-955-1534 or email dmarch1@jhmi.edu. To contact research letter corresponding author Bonnielin K. Swenor, M.P.H., call John Lazarou at 410-502-8902 or email jlazaro1@jhmi.edu. CHICAGO – Hearing loss appears to be associated…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights   Chia-Fang Wu, M.S., Ph.D., of Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan, and colleagues conducted a crossover study of noodle soup consumption in melamine bowls and total melamine excretion in urine. A continuous low-dose of melamine exposure may be associated with…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Ralph Gonzales, M.D., M.S.P.H., call Jason Bardi at 415-502-4608 or email jason.bardi@ucsf.edu. To contact commentary author Jeffrey A. Linder, M.D., M.P.H., call Tom Langford at 617-534-1605 or email tlangford@partners.org. CHICAGO – The percentage of adolescents and adults prescribed antibiotics for acute…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact Cary P. Gross, M.D., call 203-432-1326 or email karen.peart@yale.edu. To contact commentary author Jeanne S. Mandelblatt, M.D., M.P.H., call Karen Mallet at 215-514-9751 or email km463@georgetown.edu. CHICAGO – Breast cancer screening costs in the Medicare program topped $1 billion annually in…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013   JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Breast cancer screening costs in the Medicare program topped $1 billion annually in the fee-for-service program during 2006 to 2007, with substantial regional variation driven by newer and more expensive technologies, although it is unclear whether higher screening costs…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Changes in pill color were associated with increased odds of medication nonpersistence (persistence was measured as the duration of the time from initiation to discontinuation of therapy) in a study that examined switching between different-appearing antiepileptic drugs (Online First.)…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Minal S. Kale, M.D., call the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Press Office at 212- 241-9200 or email newsmedia@mssm.edu. CHICAGO – An analysis of nationally representative survey data found significant improvement in the delivery of underused care, but more limited changes…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Saurav Chatterjee, M.D., call David Orenstein at 401-863-1862 or email David_Orenstein@brown.edu. To contact commentary corresponding author Jeffrey L. Carson, M.D., call Patty Hansen at 732-235-6307 or email hansenmp@umdnj.edu. CHICAGO – A meta-analysis of 10 studies suggests that receipt of a blood…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A meta-analysis of 10 studies suggests that receipt of a blood transfusion among patients with myocardial infarction (heart attack) was associated with increased all-cause mortality compared with not receiving a blood transfusion during heart attack (Online First, see news…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 9 A.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding research letter author Peter Doshi, Ph.D., call Tim Parsons at 410-955-7619 or email tmparson@jhsph.edu. To contact commentary author Robert Steinbrook, M.D, call Helen Dodson at 203-436-3984 or email helen.dodson@yale.edu. CHICAGO – The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has released more than…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Gabriel N. Mannis, M.D., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@UCSF.edu. To contact commentary corresponding author Victor Grann, M.D., M.P.H., call the Columbia University Medical Center Office of Communications at 212-305-3900 or email cumcnews@columbia.edu. CHICAGO – Following BRCA testing, many…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012   Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Following BRCA testing, many women who are non-BRCA carriers undergo risk-reducing procedures and additional ovarian cancer screenings, despite limited data to determine the effectiveness of these interventions among the general population (Online First; see news release below). A…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012   Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Use of a personal digital assistant (PDA) and telephone coaching appears to enhance short-term weight loss when used in conjunction with an existing physician-directed weight loss treatment program (Online First; see news release below). Two adapted diabetes lifestyle…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Jun Ma, M.D., Ph.D., call Cynthia Greaves at 650-934-8616 or 650-444-3019 or email greavec@pamf.org. CHICAGO – Two adapted diabetes lifestyle interventions resulted in weight loss, as well as improvements in waist circumference and fasting plasma glucose level, for overweight or…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Bonnie Spring, Ph.D., call Marla Paul at 312-503-8928 or email marla-paul@northwestern.edu. To contact commentary corresponding author Goutham Rao, M.D., call Andy Buchanan at 847-570-5732 or email abuchanan@northshore.org. CHICAGO – Use of a personal digital assistant (PDA) and telephone coaching appears to…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact study and research letter author Dimitri M. Drekonja, M.D., M.S., call Ralph Heussner at 612-467-3012 or email ralph.heussner@va.gov. To contact invited commentary author Barbara W. Trautner, M.D., Ph.D., call Dipali Pathak at 713-798-6826 or email pathak@bcm.edu. CHICAGO – A study of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study of more than 33,000 outpatient male veterans with urinary tract infection (UTI) suggests that compared to patients who received a shorter duration of antimicrobial therapy (for seven days or less), patients who received a longer duration of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Matthew E. Dupre, Ph.D., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. To contact commentary author William T. Gallo, Ph.D., call Susan Konig at 212-772-4068 or email skonig@hunter.cuny.edu. CHICAGO – Unemployment, multiple job losses and short periods without work may be…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Unemployment, multiple job losses and short periods without work may be associated with increased risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI, heart attack) in a study that examined different dimensions of unemployment (Online First, see news release below). A study…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact H. Gilbert Welch, M.D., M.P.H., call Annmarie Christensen at 603-653-0897 or email annmarie.christensen@dartmouth.edu. To contact corresponding commentary author Arnold Milstein, M.D., M.P.H., call Margarita Gallardo at 650-723-7897 or email mjgallardo@stanford.edu. CHICAGO – A study suggests that diagnostic tests are frequently repeated…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Christopher Naugler, M.Sc., M.D., C.C.F.P., F.C.F.P., F.R.C.P.C., call Marta Cyperling at 403-210-3835 or email marta.cyperling@ucalgary.ca. To contact editorial author J. Michael Gaziano, M.D., M.P.H., and commentary corresponding author Samia Mora, M.D., M.H.S., call Jessica Maki at 617-534-1603 or email jmaki3@partners.org. CHICAGO…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Fasting prior to blood lipid tests appears to have limited association with lipid subclass levels, suggesting that fasting for routine lipid level determinations may be unnecessary (Online First, see news release below). A review of electronic health records of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Susan Regan, Ph.D., call Ryan Donovan at 617-724-6433 or email rcdonovan@partners.org. To contact commentary author Steven A. Schroeder, M.D., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO– A study of smokers admitted to a large urban teaching hospital in…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Richard D. Hurt, M.D., call Kelley Luckstein at 507-538-5554 or email luckstein.kelley@mayo.edu. To contact commentary author Pamela M. Ling, M.D., M.P.H., call Jason Bardi at 415-502-4608 or email jason.bardi@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO– A decline in the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI, heart…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Asaf Vivante, M.D., email asafvivante@gmail.com. To contact commentary author Kirsten L. Johansen, M.D., call Jason Bardi at 415-502-4608 or email jason.bardi@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO– Being overweight and obese during adolescence appears related to an increased risk of all-cause treated end-stage renal disease…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Being overweight and obese during adolescence appears related to an increased risk of all-cause treated end-stage renal disease (ESRD) during a 25-year period (Online First, see news release below). A decline in the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI, heart…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author David J.A. Jenkins, M.D., call Kate Taylor at 416-864-6060 ext. 6537 or email taylorka@smh.ca. To contact commentary author Marion J. Franz, M.S., R.D., C.D.E., call 952-941-6751 or email MarionFranz@aol.com. CHICAGO – Eating more legumes (such as beans, chickpeas or lentils)…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Eating more legumes (such as beans, chickpeas or lentils) as part of a low-glycemic index diet appears to improve glycemic control and reduce estimated coronary heart disease risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (Online First, see news…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study that sought to develop and validate a clinical prediction tool for patients after ischemic stroke suggests that the PLAN score (derived from preadmission comorbidities [co-existing diseases], level of consciousness, age and neurologic deficit) appeared to predict 30-day…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Overall death rates due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection declined over time between 1993 and 2007 for most men and women by race/ethnicity and educational levels, with the largest absolute decreases for nonwhites because of their higher baseline…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Edgar P. Simard, Ph.D., M.P.H., call David Sampson at 213-840-7525 or email David.Sampson@cancer.org. To contact commentary author William Cunningham, M.D., M.P.H., call Enrique Rivero at 310-794-2273 or email ERivero@mednet.ucla.edu. CHICAGO – Overall death rates due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Alexander K. Smith, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., call Jason Bardi at 415-502-4608 or email jason.bardi@ucsf.edu. To contact commentary author Peter A. Boling, M.D., call Cheryle Rodriguez at 804-827-0889 or email clrodriguez@vcu.edu. CHICAGO– Almost one-third of older adults received care in…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Almost one-third of older adults received care in a skilled nursing facility in the last six months of life under the Medicare posthospitalization benefit, according to a study of more than 5,000 Medicare participants who died (Online First, see…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Yuting Zhang, Ph.D., call Allison Hydzik or Cyndy McGrath at 412-647-9975 or email hydzikam@upmc.edu and mcgrathc3@upmc.edu. To contact commentary author Ralph Gonzales, M.D., M.S.P.H., call Jason Bardi at 415-502-4608 or email jason.bardi@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO– A study of Medicare data suggests there…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Two articles examine antibiotic prescribing patterns. A study of Medicare data suggests there was wide variation in antibiotic prescribing for older patients based on geography and the season in which prescriptions for the medication were written (Online First, see…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Daniel M. Witt, Pharm.D., F.C.C.P., B.C.P.S., call Amy Whited at 303-344-7518 or email Amy.L.Whited@kp.org. To contact commentary author Daniel J. Brotman, M.D., call Stephanie Desmon at 410-955-8665 or email sdesmon1@jhmi.edu. CHICAGO– A study of patients treated with the anticoagulant medication…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study of patients treated with the anticoagulant medication warfarin suggests that resuming warfarin therapy after gastrointestinal tract bleeding was associated with lower risk for thrombosis (blood clot) and death (Online First, see news release below). A study suggests…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Andrew J. Vickers, D.Phil., call Caitlin Hool at 212-639-3573 or email hoolc@mskcc.org. To contact commentary author Andrew L. Avins, M.D., M.P.H., call Maureen McInaney at 510-891-3173 or email maureen.mcinaney@kp.org. CHICAGO– An analysis of patient data from 29 randomized controlled trials…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author David W. Bates, M.D., M.Sc., call Tom Langford at 617-534-1605 or email tlangford@partners.org. To contact corresponding commentary author Joseph A. Vassalotti, M.D., call Christie Corbett at 212-241-9200 or email christie.corbett@mountsinai.org. CHICAGO – An observational study of nearly 1 million…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights An observational study of nearly 1 million patients who underwent surgery suggests that preoperative hyponatremia (an electrolyte disorder in which sodium levels in the blood are low) was associated with an increased risk of complications and death within 30…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Anoop Shankar, M.D., Ph.D., call Amy Johns at 304-293-1412 or email johnsa@wvuhealthcare.com. To contact commentary author Debabrata Mukherjee, M.D., M.S., call Laura Gallegos at 915-309-5647 or email laura.gallegos@ttuhsc.edu. CHICAGO– Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a manmade chemical used in the manufacture…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a manmade chemical used in the manufacture of some common household products, appears to be associated with cardiovascular disease and peripheral arterial disease in a study of 1,216 individuals (Online First, see news release…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Thomas B. Casale, M.D., call Deborah Daley at 402-280-1786 or email deborahdaley@creighton.edu. To contact corresponding commentary author Andrew F. Shorr, M.D., M.P.H., call So Young Pak at 202-877-2748 or email soyoung.pak@medstar.net. CHICAGO – A review of five clinical trials…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Emily D. Parker, M.P.H., Ph.D., call Mary Van Beusekom at 952-967-7361 or email Mary.B.VanBeusekom@HealthPartners.com. To contact corresponding commentary author James S. Floyd, M.D., M.S., call Leila Gray 206-685-0381 or email leilag@uw.edu. CHICAGO – A study that compared the incidence of myocardial…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jarrett D.Berry, M.D., M.S., call Remekca Owens at 214-648-3404 or email remekca.owens@utsouthwestern.edu. To contact commentary author Diane E. Bild, M.D., M.P.H., call the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute communications office at 301-496-4236 or email nhlbi_news@nhlbi.nih.gov. CHICAGO– Fitness in…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Fitness in midlife appears to be associated with a lower risk of common chronic health conditions later in life in men and women older than 65 years and enrolled in Medicare (Online First, see news release below). A study…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Tait D. Shanafelt, M.D., call the Mayo Clinic Department of Public Affairs at 507-284-5005 or email newsbureau@mayo.edu. CHICAGO– A national survey of 7,288 physicians (26.7 percent participation rate) finds that 45.8 percent of physicians reported at least one symptom of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A national survey of 7,288 physicians (26.7 percent participation rate) finds that 45.8 percent of physicians reported at least one symptom of burnout (Online First, see news release below). A study that examined the association of delirium and cognitive…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Christian Mueller, M.D., F.E.S.C., email chmueller@uhbs.ch. To contact commentary L. Kristin Newby, M.D., M.H.S., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. CHICAGO – A strategy using an algorithm that incorporates high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) values appears to be…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A strategy using an algorithm that incorporates high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) values appears to be associated with ruling-out or ruling-in myocardial infarction (heart attack) within one hour in 77 percent of patients with acute chest pain who presented…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Diewertje Sluik, M.Sc., email Diewertje.Sluik@dife.de. To contact editorial author Mitchell H. Katz, M.D., call Michael Wilson at 213-240-8059 or e-mail micwilson@dhs.lacounty.gov. CHICAGO– Higher levels of physical activity were related to lower risk of death in patients with diabetes, according to a report published…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Frank B. Hu, M.D., Ph.D., call Marge Dwyer at 617-432-8416 or email mhdwyer@hsph.harvard.edu. CHICAGO – Weight training was linked with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes in a study of male health professionals, and those men who engaged…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Weight training was linked with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes in a study of male health professionals, and those men who engaged in weight training and aerobic exercise for at least 150 minutes a week had the…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 23, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Arief Lalmohamed, Pharm.D., email a.lalmohamed@uu.nl. To contact commentary author Arthur W. Wallace, M.D., Ph.D., call Kristen Bole at 415-476-2743 or email kristen.bole@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO – Total hip replacement (THR) and total knee replacement (TKR) surgeries were associated with increased risk of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 23, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights Total hip replacement and total knee replacement were associated with increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI, heart attack) in the first two weeks after the surgical procedures (Online First, see news release below). A study that describes intensive…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Ashish K. Jha, M.D., M.P.H., call Todd Datz at 617-432-8413 or email tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu. To contact editorial author Mitchell H. Katz, M.D., call Michael Wilson at 213-240-8059 or e-mail micwilson@dhs.lacounty.gov. CHICAGO – A study suggests that safety-net hospitals (SNHs), which…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012 Archives of Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study suggests that safety-net hospitals (SNHs), which typically care for poor patients, performed more poorly than other hospitals on nearly every measure of patient experience, a situation that could have financial consequences as hospital payments are connected to…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Robert W. Yeh, M.D., M.Sc., call Ryan Donovan at 617-724-6433 or email rcdonovan@partners.org. To contact commentary author Peter W. Groeneveld, M.D., M.S., call Katie Delach at 215-349-5964 or email katie.delach@uphs.upenn.edu. CHICAGO – A study based on more than 1.5…