by Irene Hsiao | Jan 20, 2026 | News
On January 15, WBEZ featured a recent JAMA Network Open study, Eviction, Collective Efficacy, and Firearm Violence in Chicago, by Thomas Statchen, CDRP faculty affiliate Elizabeth Tung, et al, which used participant data from the Healthy Chicago Surveys from 2021 to 2023, and neighborhood-level data from the City of Chicago to show that a 1% increase in the census tract eviction rate was associated with 2.66 additional shootings within 1000 feet of the individual’s home.
by Irene Hsiao | Dec 29, 2025 | News, PITCH
“Lifetime Health Effects and Cost-Effectiveness of Tirzepatide and Semaglutide in US Adults” by Jennifer Hwang, Neda Laiteerapong, Elbert Huang, and David D. Kim was one of JAMA Health Forum’s Top 10 most popular articles of 2025!
by Irene Hsiao | Nov 6, 2025 | News
The Multiethnic Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes Model for the U.S. (DOMUS), recently published in Diabetes Care, predicts a total of 14 different complications patients with diabetes can develop over about 15 years, and models how the disease progresses by predicting how weight, cholesterol, A1C levels, and other risk factors change over time.
by Irene Hsiao | Oct 31, 2025 | News
CDRP affiliates presented papers and posters at the Midwest Regional Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine October 21-25, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. Congratulations to Arshiya Baig, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, on being named 2025 Midwest Region Leader...
by Irene Hsiao | Oct 26, 2025 | News
JAMA Network Open study led by CDRP faculty affiliate Elizabeth Tung and Tanya Zakrison finds that patients with violent injuries often face legal and financial needs that can have an impact on their recovery—and that providing legal help at the bedside can make a measurable difference.
by Irene Hsiao | Oct 14, 2025 | News
Doriane Miller to be honored with Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation’s Bridge Builder Award in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to improving health on the south side of Chicago
by Irene Hsiao | Oct 14, 2025 | News
“Most individuals would benefit from better attention from clinicians in the health system on health literacy—most would benefit from better communication on our end,” says CDRP faculty affiliate Valerie Press in Society of Hospital Medicine’s The Hospitalist. “We owe it to our patients to do everything we can to help them understand and identify if they need additional resources.”
by Irene Hsiao | Sep 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Members of the CDRP, including CDRP director Elbert Huang and associate director Neda Laiteerapong, have created a new model for how type 2 diabetes progresses with information on 17 distinct diabetes-related outcomes. Diabetes Outcome Model of the U.S. (DOMUS) can help scientists, policymakers, and health system managers understand diabetes progression and its relationship to social determinants of health and better understand how their choices can affect population health and health disparities.
by Irene Hsiao | Aug 4, 2025 | News, PITCH
Lauren Mitchell, MD, MS, a 2025 graduate of the CDRP PITCH fellowship, researches how CHWs help communities and how to implement programs to provide social care within the healthcare system
by Irene Hsiao | Jul 16, 2025 | News, symposium, Uncategorized
The Center for Chronic Disease Research and Policy hosted the Mt Hood Diabetes Challenge June 23-25, 2025 at the Chicago Theological Seminary. The international health economics and diabetes simulation modeling conference began with a workshop taught by Philip Clarke,...
