Publications
Browse our collection of featured publications showcasing groundbreaking research
from DBEI experts in biostatistics, epidemiology, and informatics.
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New Framework for Health Policy Evaluation: Target Trial Emulation Enhances Accuracy in Nonexperimental Studies
October 9, 2024
In Annals of Internal Medicine, Nicholas Seewald, PhD, introduces a framework for target trial emulation, enabling researchers to evaluate health policies with the rigor of clinical trials in nonexperimental studies.
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Dr. Michael Harhay Highlights the Growing Impact of Bayesian Statistics on Clinical Research
September 15, 2024
Michael Harhay, PhD, MPH, co-authors “Bayesian Statistics for Clinical Research” in The Lancet, comparing Bayesian and frequentist methods and highlighting the growing accessibility and impact of Bayesian analysis in medical research.
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Dr. Mingyao Li Explores the Transformative Role of AI in Spatial Omics Research in Nature Methods
August 15, 2024
Dr. Mingyao Li’s article in Nature Methods discusses how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing spatial omics, enhancing integration of diverse data and accelerating biological discoveries for improved health outcomes in biomedical research.
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False Alarm? Critical Antibiotic Combination Used for Millions of Patients May Not Carry a Previously Reported Risk
July 1, 2022
Patients come to a hospital nearly 36 million times each year in the US, and antibiotics are often part of the picture: One large study showed that clinicians prescribed them […]
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Making the EHR Into a Benefit, Not a Burden
July 1, 2022
In 1991, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine declared that computer-based patient records were an essential technology for health care. The new records would not only support patient […]
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Masking Policies for Covid-19: What Does the Science Say?
February 1, 2022
Masking policies during Covid-19 have inspired plenty of political debate, but scientific evidence about the policies’ effects has been very limited. This isn’t surprising, given that it is not practical […]
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Innovative Text Messaging Plus a Nursing Team: Dramatic Covid Results Hint at Broader, Equitable Potential
February 1, 2022
At the start of the pandemic, professionals working in health systems across the US realized that if a sizable portion of the many people infected with SARS-CoV-2 went to hospitals, […]
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With Climate Change, More Cases of Kidney Stones
January 1, 2022
In addition to making events such as catastrophic flooding more frequent, climate change will negatively affect human health in many other ways. Prior research has demonstrated, for instance, that high […]
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The Delicate Balance of Pregnancy Research
December 1, 2021
“Pregnant women CAN drink coffee – it could even slash risk of disease for mum and baby,” proclaimed a headline in the English paper The Sun about a recent study […]
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Turning the Tables on Diseases that Spread Spatially
October 1, 2021
Many human diseases start out with single cells, which establish the problem by spreading out. Spatial transcriptomics, a groundbreaking method, allows scientists to take advantage of that activity, measuring all […]
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Achieving a Healthy Weight: More Intensive and Tailored Individual Strategies May Be Best
September 1, 2021
Given rising rates of obesity in the U.S. and the many associated health problems, researchers have tested various strategies for weight loss. Both financial incentives and environmental changes — such […]
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Breast Cancer Diagnosis in the ‘Between’ Year: Body Mass Index Matters
July 1, 2021
Although mammography reduces breast cancer mortality by 15 to 20 percent, the diagnosis in many cases — approximately 15 percent of all breast cancers — occurs after a patient has […]
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Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Adding to the Options for Relief
July 1, 2021
While many studies have looked at how to limit patients to a short course of opioids, few have examined the other side of the issue: Are there some patients for […]
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Harmonization of cortical thickness measurements across scanners
February 15, 2018
With the proliferation of multi-site neuroimaging studies, there is a greater need for handling non-biological variance introduced by differences in MRI scanners and acquisition protocols. Such unwanted sources of variation, […]