Department of Population Medicine
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Morbidity and Mortality of Hospital-Onset SARS-CoV-2 Infections Due to Omicron Versus Prior Variants: A Propensity-Matched Analysis acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M2… It’s out! Lucky to be a part of this incredible team. Look forward to a productive discussion Shout out Theodore Pak
Don't miss the Sentinel team at #ISPEAnnual2024 with International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology in Berlin next month! buff.ly/4d6wq4K
Early detection of contagious bacteria & other pathogens can lead to a rapid response that reduces the chance for outbreaks to occur. A study in NEJM Evidence led by Department of Population Medicine's Meghan Baker tested an algorithm-driven statistical outbreak detection tool. What the team found:
.Department of Population Medicine's Payal Chakraborty & team recently sought to estimate disparities in gestational diabetes & hypertensive disorders of #pregnancy by sexual orientation. Read what they found in Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology: buff.ly/4d8wEsj
#ISPEAnnual2024 is right around the corner. #SentinelInitiative is excited to talk #Pharmacoepidemiology with International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology! buff.ly/3LNsCtT
A new study published in Annals of Int Med found #bupropion users 15-20% less likely to gain a clinically significant amount of weight than users of #sertraline, the most common medication. Department of Population Medicine's Joshua Petimar spoke w/CNN about it: buff.ly/4ddtiEb Jason Block
Using gold-standard measurements & data from the Gen3G cohort, a new study senior-authored by Department of Population Medicine's Marie-france Hivert identified metabolite modules associated with adiposity and body fat distribution in childhood. Read more in Pediatric Obesity: buff.ly/3SfiVrq
New research in Project Viva explored the relationship between blood metal and hypertensive disorder during pregnancy. Essential metal deficiencies, particularly copper, linked to higher preeclampsia risk. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #MaternalHealth #PregnancyResearch
New work from Michael Traeger Julia Marcus, PhD, MPH Douglas S Krakower and colleagues provides first-of-its-kind insight into the prevalence of bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) prophylaxis use in the U.S. Published today in STD Journal. Read more: journals.lww.com/stdjournal/abs…
Out today in STD Journal. Use of #doxyPEP and other antibiotics for STI prevention among gay and bi men+ in the US. Among >900 respondents, 21% had ever used antibiotics for STI prevention and almost all were interested. journals.lww.com/stdjournal/abs…
#ICYMI: ECHO Child Health Research investigators, including Department of Population Medicine's Emily Oken MD, MPH examined how eating fish or taking DHA supplements affects childhood #autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses and autism-related traits. ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-…
Tomorrow 9/4 (4 pm ET) Vanessa McMahan, PhD (on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/vanessa-mcm…… & linkedin.com/company/csuhsf/) presents "Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among People who use Methamphetamine" Department of Population Medicine Harvard Medical School No RSVP required! More info at conta.cc/3Mr9cv3 Fenway Health
A new project proposed by Department of Population Medicine’s Meghan Baker & colleague will help understand how hospital acquired infections spread & identify outbreaks early. Vote today for them to win the Brigham and Women's Hospital BRIght Futures prize to help fund this important work: buff.ly/4e379c8