Wrong-site surgery, medication errors, and fires in operating rooms can be devastating for patients, providers, hospitals, and insurance companies alike. Determining the true causes of these events can help hospitals improve their processes, leading to large impacts on costs and outcomes of care.
New George Mason University study of adults on probation uncovers higher levels of hostility and risk-taking among recent consumers of these high alcohol content flavored beverages
Despite widespread clinical screening, suicide is hard to predict, but a new George Mason University College of Health and Human Services study has found a way.
Study from George Mason reveals that accurately labeling e-cigarette emissions as ‘chemicals’ or ‘aerosols’ rather than ‘vapor’ increases the perceived risk of exposure. Higher perceived risk is linked to stronger support for smoke-free campus policies.
New George Mason University Study examines how readiness and practice characteristics affect quality improvement (QI) strategy implementation in primary care.
Mason and other Virginia colleges adopt screening tool for real-time surveillance, early detection, and coordinated reporting of COVID-19.
George Mason University study finds 2009 U.S. Food and Drug Administration flavored cigarette ban reduced smoking by underage youth by 43% and young adults by 27%.
George Mason University receives funding for Dr. Kenneth W. Griffin to test an evidence-based drug abuse prevention program using hybrid e-learning and in-class implementation in a national randomized control trial in dozens of U.S. high schools
George Mason University study finds cancer survivors estimate a higher than actual intake of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, providing opportunities for interventions to improve cancer survival rates.