Affiliates' Research in Medical Journals, Spring 2026
Many NBER-affiliated researchers publish some of their health-related findings in journals that preclude pre-publication distribution, and thus do not post them as NBER Working Papers. This is a partial listing of recent papers in this category by NBER affiliates.
State Minimum Wage and Food Insecurity Among US Households With Children
Winkler MR, Clohan R, Komro KA, Livingston MD, Markowitz S. JAMA Network Open 8(3), March 2025, Article e252043.
Meclizine Use and Subsequent Falls Among Patients With Dizziness
Adams ME, Karaca-Mandic P, Marmor S. JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery 151(9), July 2025, pp. 861–867.
State Earned Income Tax Credit and Food Security: Results Among Economically At-Risk Households With Children
Winkler MR, Clohan R, Komro KA, Livingston MD, Markowitz S. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 69(1), July 2025, Article 107637.
Free-Text Responses in a Nationally Representative Experimental Survey about End-of-Life Care Choices: ChatGPT-4o-Assisted Qualitative Analytical Study
Goldberg EM, Macis M, Bounds M, Picazo JG, Nicholas LH. JMIR Aging 8, October 2025, Article e76335.
Emergency Mental Health Co-Responders Reduce Involuntary Psychiatric Detentions in the USA
Dee TS, Pyne J. Nature Human Behavior 10, November 2025, pp. 148–155.
Global Venture Capital Flows and US Health Care Innovation
Ji Y, Kang SY. Health Affairs Scholar 3(11), November 2025, Article qxaf206.
Unequal Expression: Social Position Modulates APOE Genotype Risk of Dementia
Aravena JM, Chen X, Levy BR. PLOS One 20(11), November 2025, Article e0335846.
Hospital Mergers, Hospital Choice, and Care Quality for Pregnant Enrollees in Medicaid
Desai SM, Padmanabhan P, Glied S, Roberts ET. JAMA Health Forum 6(12), December 2025, Article e255334.
Outcomes of Team-Based Digital Monitoring of Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Semiparametric Event Study
Graham R, Fadlon I, Agnihotri P, Longhurst CA, Tai-Seale M. JMIR Cardio 9, December 2025, Article e75170.
PFAS-Contaminated Drinking Water Harms Infants
Baluja R, Guo B, Howden W, Langer A, Lemoine D. PNAS 122(50), December 2025, Article e2509801122.
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Reminder Emails, Program Use, and Prescribing: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Sacarny A, Avilova T, Williamson I, Merrick W, Jacobson M. JAMA Health Forum 6(12), December 2025, Article e255623.
The Association Between Local Hospital Segregation and Hospital Quality for Medicare Enrollees
Akré E-RL, Chyn D, Carlos HA, Barnato AE, Skinner J. PLOS One 20(12), December 2025, Article e0337559.
Anatomy of a Slowdown: Decomposing the Moderation in Health Spending Growth, 2009–19
Glied SA, Lui B. Health Affairs 45(1), January 2026, pp. 29–38.
Antiresorptive Consolidation After Osteoanabolic Therapy
Badour S, McCoy RG, Takagi M, Everhart AO, Parimi J, Herrin J, Karaca-Mandic P, Brito JP. JAMA Internal Medicine, January 2026.
Changes in US Skilled Nursing Facility Capacity Following the COVID-19 Pandemic
McGarry BE, Wilcock AD, Gandhi AD, Grabowski DC, Geng F, Barnett ML. JAMA Internal Medicine, January 2026.
Community Water Fluoridation and Birth Outcomes
Krebs B, Simon L, Schwandt H, Burn S, Neidell M. JAMA Network Open 9(1), January 2025, Article e2554686.
Health Impacts of Nursing Home Staffing
Olenski A, Shen K, Ruffini K, Gandhi A. JAMA Health Forum 7(1), January 2026, Article e256272.
Trends In Biopharmaceutical Clinical Trials After Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
Kang SY, Liu M, Ji Y. Health Affairs 45(1), January 2026, pp. 48–53.
Using Markov Modeling to Understand the Dynamics of Unhoused Populations Experiencing Serious Mental Illness
Smith RM, Glied S. Psychiatric Services 77(1), January 2026, pp. 21–27.
Parental Access to Paid Sick Leave: 2010–2014
Maclean JC, Wei J, Stein BD, Golberstein E. Pediatrics 157(2), February 2026, Article e2025072174.
Randomized Unconditional Cash Transfers Improved Diet Quantity and Quality in a Low-Income Community in Massachusetts, USA
Lee MM, Kenney EL, Carlson K, Novick E, Portocarrero P, Rimm EB, Chen JT, Gortmaker SL, Stephenson BJK, Liebman J. Nature Food 7, February 2026.
The Mortality and Economic Benefits of Achieving Air Pollution Standards in India
Sinha P, Decker E, Dey R, Mathews CJ, Lloyd J, Cajka J, Doraiswamy P, Cropper M. PNAS 123(8), February 2026, Article e2522228123.
Uncovering the Biological Toll of Neighborhood Disorder Trajectories: A Machine Learning Based Weighting Analysis of Biomarkers in Older Adults
Yu J, Cudjoe TKM, Mathis WS, Chen X. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B 81(2), February 2026, Article gbaf242.
