
Sport-Related Concussion Prevention in High School Football: Impact of Limiting Collision Practices
Football programs report the most sports-related concussions (SRC) in high school athletics. To prevent these injuries, the Michigan High...

Transitioning to Adulthood: Topics Discussed by Healthcare Providers with Autistic Patients
A recent study led by PISC Senior Scholar Allison Curry, PhD, MPH, featuring PISC Executive Committee Member Catherine McDonald, PhD, RN,...

Socioeconomic Disparities in Hypertension by Levels of Green Space Availability
A recent study featuring PISC Senior Scholar and Past Trainee Michelle Kondo, PhD, explores the relationship between socioeconomic...

The Lived Experience of Physical Separation for Hospice Patients and Families amid COVID-19
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, many hospice patients were separated from their family members. A recent study featuring PISC Senior...

Staying in School: Connection, Cohesiveness, and Suspension
School suspensions have substantial health and social consequences. A recent study featuring PISC Past Trainee Alison Culyba, MD, PhD,...

Disparities in Insurance Status Are Associated with Outcomes but Not Timing of Trauma Care
A recent study featuring PISC Senior Scholar Elinore Kaufman, MD, MSHP, investigates the relationship between patient characteristics and...

Searching for Solutions to Philadelphia's Gun Violence Crisis
On Sunday, April 3rd, 2022, 40 shots were fired in front of a church in Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. While there were...

Assault-Related Concussion in a Pediatric Population
Contributed to by PISC Senior Scholars Kristy Arbogast, PhD, Joel Fein, MD, MPH, and Daniel Corwin, MD, this study compared demographic...

Analysis of "Stand Your Ground" Laws and Statewide Rates of Homicides and Firearm Homicides
Despite numerous implementations of "stand your ground" (SYG) laws, or policies that provide legal immunity to individuals who publicly...

Substance Use and Overdose in Public Libraries: Results from a Five-State Survey in the US
A recent study featuring PISC Senior Scholar Margaret Lowenstein, MD, MPhil, MSHP, and Executive Committee Member Zachary Meisel, MD,...