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Grant enables research uncovering “ghost networks” in Medicare
Dr. Mika Hamer is about to go ghost hunting. The University of Maryland School of Public Health researcher aims to uncover the extent of so-called “ghost networks” in Medicare Advantage health insurance plans, thanks to a $100K grant from the Robert Johnson Wood Foundation (RWJF).View Article Details for Grant enables research uncovering “ghost networks” in Medicare -
Study Seeks to Better Understand Brain Aging of people with Severe Mental Illness
Patients with severe mental illnesses (SMI), including schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, have a greater risk of Alzheimer’s dementia before age 70 due to accelerated brain aging. A University of Maryland Grand Challenges Grant supported research study ...View Article Details for Study Seeks to Better Understand Brain Aging of people with Severe Mental Illness -
$1.8M Grant to Fund Public Health Researcher’s Study of Climate Change and Kidney Disease
In a new study published in Environmental Research Letters, an international team of investigators led by Professor Amir Sapkota offered a way to predict the risk of deadly diarrhea outbreaks using AI modeling, giving public health systems weeks or even months to prepare and to save lives. “The ear...View Article Details for $1.8M Grant to Fund Public Health Researcher’s Study of Climate Change and Kidney Disease -
UMD researcher trains AI to predict diarrheal outbreaks related to climate change
Climate change-related extreme weather, such as massive flooding and prolonged drought, often result in dangerous outbreaks of diarrheal diseases particularly in less developed countries, where diarrheal diseases is the third leading cause of death among young children. Now a study out Oct. 22, 2024...View Article Details for UMD researcher trains AI to predict diarrheal outbreaks related to climate change -
SPH researcher awarded $1.8m to study climate change’s impact on people with kidney disease
Climate change is driving more extreme heat and more air pollution from wildfires, each of which put human health at risk. Now, new research funded by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and led by University of Maryland School of Public Health Professor Dr. Amir Sapkota, w...View Article Details for SPH researcher awarded $1.8m to study climate change’s impact on people with kidney disease -
Brain Waves and Basketballs
Watch Kiersten Janjigian discussing her basketball experiment on the School of Public Health's Instagram page.View Article Details for Brain Waves and Basketballs