For many newborn infants, access to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can mean the difference between life and death. The specialized staff and equipment available at NICUs is essential for infants with complex medical needs, but a new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health shows that many people in rural America live far from hospitals equipped with these potentially life-saving facilities.
Treatments for serious illnesses, like cancer, can be enormously time-consuming. Yet most research on cancer-related time burdens has relied on hospital administrative data and medical records — information that captures appointment lengths but overlooks the many additional hours patients spend traveling to appointments, managing care at home and handling the paperwork that accompanies their treatment.
Proximity to green space provides a wide range of physical, mental, social and environmental benefits. By that measure, the Twin Cities — where 99% of all residents live within a 10-minute walk to a park — should be a model of equitable access to parks and the benefits they confer.
New research from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health provides the first detailed look at whether funding provided through a federal relief program effectively reached hospitals affected by a ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a major processor of health insurance claims.
Dr. Sabine Schmid discusses why intentionally disconnecting from electronic devices, AI and all things virtual this season may support our mental health.
For the past several decades, the American economy has seen consistently widening wage gaps. Highly-educated and specially trained workers have seen their salaries steadily rise, while less-educated workers in lower-wage positions have seen their pay remain stagnant. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, disrupted that trend as lower-wage workers across many industries saw earnings climb faster than those of higher earners.
