Center News and Research Highlights
- – Washington Post
Misinformation research is buckling
Academics, universities and government agencies are overhauling or ending research programs designed to counter the spread of online misinformation. Dean Schillinger speaks with the Washington Post.
- – Los Angeles Times
NIH ices research on health communication and misinformation. Is it self-censorship?
The NIH’s acting director has paused — some say killed — a planned initiative on health communications and misinformation. Some fear the agency has censored itself for political reasons.
- – NPR
'Hidden fat' puts Asian Americans at risk of diabetes. How lifestyle changes can help
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have higher rates of diabetes than whites, and are prone to developing Type 2 diabetes at younger ages and lower body weights than the general U.S. population. Among Asian subgroups, the risk of diabetes is especially high among South Asians, Filipinos and Pacific Islanders.
- – NPR
The number of Asians and Pacific Islanders with diabetes keeps going up
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are at risk for developing diabetes at lower weights and younger ages than others. Doctors are working from the inside the community to make people healthier. Featuring DREAMS-CDTR Core Faculty member, Alka Kanaya
- – American Heart Association
Why are South Asians dying of heart disease? MASALA looks for answers.
MASALA – the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America. Launched in 2010, it has uncovered important details about heart health in the fast-growing group.
- – American Heart Association
Culture, diet, economic factors and more affect CVD risk among Asian Americans
Research needed to assess Asian subgroups individually for an accurate picture of risk and health needs, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement
- – US News and World Reports
Oakland's Soda Tax Cut Local Sales by 27%
“These results suggest SSB [sugar-sweetened beverage] taxes can meaningfully improve diet and health and generate substantial cost savings over a sustained period of time, all of which support the case for a national tax on SSBs,” said senior study author Dr. Dean Schillinger, a UCSF professor of medicine and a co-chair of the National Clinical Care Commission (NCCC), formed by Congress to advise on diabetes policy.
- – New York Times
The Diabetes Drug That Could Overshadow Ozempic
Demand is mounting for Mounjaro — though like some other trendy medications, it has yet to be approved for weight loss. Dean Schillinger is featured in the New York Times.
- – New York Times
The U.S. Built a European-Style Welfare State. It’s Largely Over.
Medicaid and food stamps are the latest of the pandemic relief policies to expire. But some benefits, even if temporary, made way for more generous social policies. DREAMS Core Faculty member, Rita Hamad, is featured in the New York Times.
- – PR Newswire
Extraordinary Leaders in Diabetes Research, Prevention, and Treatment to be Recognized at the ADA's 83rd Scientific Sessions
/PRNewswire/ -- The American Diabetes Association® (ADA) is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2023 National Scientific and Health Care Achievement...Alka M. Kanaya, MD, is the recipient of the 2023 Kelly West Award for Outstanding Achievement in Epidemiology, which recognizes significant contributions to the field of diabetes epidemiology.
- – Marketplace
Several states experiment with putting Medicaid funds toward food
A handful of states received federal waivers allowing use of Medicaid funding for medically tailored meals or nutrition counseling.
- – Marketplace
Food-insecure households spend more on health care
People who struggle to afford food have 20% higher medical costs than others, partly because of a cheaper, less healthy diet, a study finds. DREAMS Core Faculty member, Hilary Seligman, on the impact of food insecurity.
- – MarketWatch
Gig companies pledge to help end hunger in the U.S. Some of their workers can’t afford the food they deliver.
"We have to be realistic in understanding that the incentives of a corporation (i.e. profit) are not aligned with what the nation needs right now to combat nutrition insecurity". - Hilary Seligman
- – POLITICO
How states block Medicaid from innovating
Dean Schillinger recalls a remote monitoring program done in collaboration with a Medicaid health plan.
- – The New York Times
Medical Care Alone Won’t Halt the Spread of Diabetes, Scientists Say
Now experts are calling for walkable communities, improved housing, and access to health care and better food, particularly in minority communities. Featuring DREAMS-CDTR MPI Dean Schillinger.