Topic: Health
Testing of Nursing Home Staff Was a Key COVID-19 Mitigation Strategy During the Pandemic. Was It Worth It?
Prior to vaccines, more staff tests per week could have prevented thousands of nursing home deaths, study suggests
Texting Our Way Closer to Herd Immunity
A simple message with a behavioral nudge boosts vaccination rate
The Case for Field Experiments in Behavioral Research
Nudges already proven to work in the real-world increased uptake of COVID-19 boosters; nudges based on lab findings and expert insights, not so much
The Dollar Store Fix for Vaccination Deserts
Pharmacies aren’t everywhere — adding dollar stores could reduce average distance to vaccination by 62%
The Transformative Potential of Financial Reparations
Payouts to victims of Colombia’s decadeslong armed conflict suggest benefits may exceed the initial cost
Too Much Free Time? Blame Solitude or Lack of Productive Activity
Even abundant free time, used in meaningful pursuits, brings happiness
Two-Tier Pricing: Reducing Risk for ACOs and Specialist Practices
Higher prices for the first few procedures, followed by a volume discount, may help balance risks and rewards
Was Research — on Physicians and Noncompete Agreements — Before Its Time?
Years after a paper goes unpublished, it’s fodder for a major Federal Trade Commission proposal
Wealth Building Behavioral Trait Holds Up in Large-Scale Study
Feeling connected to — not estranged from — our older self is associated with savings and other helpful present-day behaviors
When Medicare Pays, Drug Companies Employ Older Subjects in Clinical Trials
The shift lends credibility to medicines vs. trials that exclude people 65 and older
Why the COVID-19 Baby Bust May Be Far Smaller Than Expected
Access to birth control among lower-income women was curtailed by pandemic’s lockdown