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7-Apr-2025

Providing educational support for children with severe illnesses: insights from the new Sunshine Hospital School program

ECNU Review of Education
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Established in 2012, the New Sunshine Hospital School in China provides free educational support to hospitalized children aged 3 to 14 to address gaps in their education and development. In a recent article in ECNU Review of Education, researchers use this program as a case study to discuss and explore how and what contributes to the success of this educational support initiative in the hospital, offering insights to counter a global educational challenge.

Journal: ECNU Review of Education

7-Apr-2025

Revealing long-term changes in the marine environment and ecosystems of the Southern Ocean

Hokkaido University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Large-scale multidisciplinary ecological survey reveals long-term changes in the eastern Indian sector of the Southern Ocean

Journal: Progress In Oceanography
Funder: Fisheries Agency, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Cetacean Research Institute of Japan, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

4-Apr-2025

Study assesses U.S. image amid weakening of democracy

Dartmouth College
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of researchers from Dartmouth, the Australian National University, and Florida State University set out to examine how democratic backsliding in the U.S. may affect people's views toward the U.S. Through a series of survey experiments conducted in 2023 and 2024—all before Donald Trump won a second term in office—they obtained data from more than 11,800 participants in 12 other democracies throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. The findings are published in PNAS Nexus.

Journal: PNAS Nexus

4-Apr-2025

High numbers of rural patients cross state lines for cancer care

Huntsman Cancer Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Over 7% of Medicare patients travel across state borders for cancer care, though the percentage nearly doubles for rural patients. Tracy Onega says this has major impacts on telehealth policy.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

4-Apr-2025

Study: Burning heavy fuel oil with scrubbers is the best available option for bulk maritime shipping

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A comprehensive lifecycle analysis of emissions-reduction measures for oceangoing cargo ships indicates that burning heavy fuel oil in conjunction with exhaust cleaning systems called scrubbers has an environmental impact comparable to burning low-sulfur fuels.

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology
Funder: Oldendorff Carriers

4-Apr-2025

Many older adults send their doctors portal messages, but who pays?

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study suggests that people in their 50s and older have embraced the ability to send and receive secure medical messages with their doctors and other providers, through the digital patient portals that most health systems and medical offices now offer. The study also suggests that some older adults – including those with very low incomes – find themselves getting billed for these digital interactions.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum
Funder: AARP, University of Michigan

4-Apr-2025

Gender inequity in institutional leadership roles in US academic medical centers

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This systematic scoping review suggests that even though emphasis has been placed on addressing gender inequities in academic medicine, considerable disparities remain at the leadership level. While certain positions and specialties have been observed to have more female leaders, niches of academic medicine almost or completely exclude women from their leadership ranks. Importantly, even female-dominated specialties, such as obstetrics and gynecology, have substantial inequity in leadership roles. It is past time for organizational and systems-level changes to ensure equitable gender representation in academic leadership.

Journal: JAMA Network Open