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Treating Breast Cancer Is Not Just About the Disease: Its Wider Impacts Need to Be Considered, Too
Successes in the early treatment of breast cancer are to be celebrated. But those achievements need not limit the development of further and better treatment for patients. Understanding the disease's wider effects could help bring this about.
Oct 22, 2019
Report
Long-Term Care Policy: Who Should Be at the Table?
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored that long-term care residents, their families, and staff have limited representation when it comes to facility policies. Recognizing them as stakeholders with perspectives to include in decisionmaking could improve infection control practices and also address residents' health-related quality of life.
Feb 2, 2021

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Sleep Retreats: A Pricey Trend That Doesn't Have to Be
The growing trend toward sleep vacations reflects the increasing awareness that Americans live in a sleep-starved society. Whether embarking on a sleep vacation or creating one in your own home, making intentional steps to prioritize sleep is one of the best investments you can make in your own health and well-being.
Sep 1, 2022
Multimedia
Addressing Homelessness Among Individuals Incarcerated in Los Angeles County
This video provides an overview of the RAND study that evaluated impact and costs of the Just in Reach Pay for Success program.
Aug 1, 2022
Journal Article
Improving Diet Quality in U.S. Adults: A 30-Year Health and Economic Impact Microsimulation
Microsimulation (Future Adult Model) predicted 30-year improved diet quality impacts across 12 demographic groups. Diet improvement reduced prevalence of heart disease by 7.6% to 13.8% across groups and reduced healthcare costs by $10B in year 30.
Jul 12, 2022
Journal Article
Diet Quality Improvement and 30-Year Population Health and Economic Outcomes: A Microsimulation Study
Microsimulation (Future Adult Model) predicted 30-year US population changes from improved diet quality. Diet improvement reduced prevalence of diabetes, heart disease and stroke by 11%, 7%, and 10%, and reduced healthcare costs by $144B in year 30.
Jul 12, 2022
Commentary
Think We Should Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent? Sleep Scientist Busts 5 Tired Myths
Permanent daylight saving time is widely favored by the public, and the House of Representatives may or may not follow the Senate in its recent approval of such a change in law. But that delicious extra hour of evening recreation in the spring and summer comes at a major cost to people's sleep, mood, alertness, and productivity for the remainder of the year.
Apr 25, 2022
Commentary
How to Improve Quality of Life in Greater Cambridge: The Perspective of Local Organisational and Community Leaders
The Cambridge, UK, area performs well in different dimensions of quality of life. However real-life experience differs significantly across communities and across measurements.
Mar 31, 2022
Report
Poor indoor climate: Its impact on health and life satisfaction, as well as its wider socio-economic costs
This study looks at the prevalence of poor indoor climate in Europe, its impact on health and well-being, as well as its wider socio-economic costs.
Mar 22, 2022
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Understanding the views of organisational and community leaders on the factors that most affect quality of life in Greater Cambridge
This study aim was to understand the views of organisational and community leaders on the factors that most affect quality of life (QOL) in Greater Cambridge. Personal relationships, health and well-being were key factors affecting QOL in the area.
Mar 1, 2022
Commentary
For Valentine's Day, a Good Night's Sleep May Be the Best Gift
With Valentine's Day approaching, many may be pondering traditional gift-giving strategies. Maybe it's flowers, chocolates, or jewelry? But consider this: As we continue to endure the challenges of pandemic living, perhaps the greatest gift you could give to your partner (and yourself) is a good night of sleep.
Feb 11, 2022
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Why the Best Valentine's Day Gift Is a Good Night of Sleep
There are some habits and behaviors that help promote sleep. There are some habits and behaviors that get in the way of sleep. If you and your partner are looking to improve your shared sleep together, you might start by looking at how well, or not well, your individual habits and behaviors are working for you.
Feb 11, 2022
Report
Societal Impact of Research Funding for Women's Health in Rheumatoid Arthritis
The authors find that small investments are likely to yield large gains from increasing research funding in rheumatoid arthritis; investing in women's health research yields benefits above investing in general research.
Jan 25, 2022
Report
Investment in Women's Health Research Could Reap Large Societal Benefits
The potential gains from women-focused research are substantial, given the limitations in knowledge about disease development and impacts for women relative to men. Savings would include increased life years, fewer disruptions to work productivity, and fewer years with disease and functional dependence.
Oct 11, 2021
Report
The Impact of Funding Heart Disease Research Focused on Women
Physiological differences between men and women affect factors that relate to the development and progression of heart disease. Increasing investment in women's health research on coronary artery disease could yield considerable societal gains, including increased health-related quality of life and labor productivity.
Oct 11, 2021
Research Brief
Systematic Reviews of Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Psychological and Behavioral Health Disorders
This brief describes results from a series of systematic reviews evaluating the evidence for the effectiveness and safety of selected and integrative medicine treatments for managing psychological and behavioral health disorders.
Sep 27, 2021
Commentary
How Creating a Pillow Talk Ritual Can Help You Get a Good Night's Rest
Working to bolster your sleep can bolster your relationship quality, and vice versa, and individually or collectively, they can both bolster your health. A simple technique can help build a habit around connecting with your partner.
Jul 6, 2021
News Release
Job-Related Stress Threatens the Teacher Supply
Nearly one in four teachers may leave their job by the end of the current (2020–21) school year, compared with one in six who were likely to leave prior to the pandemic. Teachers who identified as Black or African American were particularly likely to consider leaving.
Jun 15, 2021
Report
Job-Related Stress Threatens the Teacher Supply
Nearly one in four teachers overall, and almost half of Black teachers in particular, said that they were likely to leave their jobs by the end of the 2020–21 school year. That's compared to one in six before the pandemic. They reported frequent stress and symptoms of depression more than the general population.
Jun 15, 2021
Journal Article
The Relationship Between Quality of Housing and Quality of Life: Evidence from Permanent Supportive Housing
This study describes a PSH program administered by a Medicaid managed care plan, serving individuals experiencing homelessness with complex medical histories, and outlines participants' perceptions on the relationship between quality of housing and QOL.
Jun 9, 2021
Commentary
How to Sleep Better Together (or Not): Advice for Sleep-Deprived Couples
There are many reasons why couples are increasingly choosing to sleep apart. When couples work collaboratively to find the sleep solutions that help them both get better sleep, it can improve their shared lives together in and out of bed.
Jun 3, 2021
Commentary
Why Couples Sleeping Apart Is Sometimes a Good Thing
Sleep occupies a major part of a couples' shared experience. When we are well-slept we are happier, more empathic, better communicators, and better problem-solvers, all critical building blocks of healthy relationships.
Apr 28, 2021

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