Press Coverage for Peter Ubel

At-Risk Women Unlikely to Take Tamoxifen - Fri, 04 Dec 2009

CBDSM — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

CBDSM's Angela Fagerlin, PhD, is the lead author on a study showing that women at high risk for breast cancer are unlikely to choose the drug tamoxifen, even if they are well informed about its benefits. Dr. Fagerlin's research has received wide media attention. For a press release summarizing the data, click here

Additional authors on the article, which appeared in the online journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, are Brian Zikmund-Fisher, Dylan Smith, Vijayan Nair, Holly Derry, Paula Lantz, Daniel Hayes, Rosemarie Pitsch, Aleksandra Jankovic, and Peter Ubel from the University of Michigan; Jennifer McClure, Sarah Greene, and Cheryl Wiese from Group Health Center for Health Studies in Seattle; Azadeh Stark, Sharon Hensley Alford, and Sarah Claud Zweig from Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.

Michigan Radio - Mon, 19 Oct 2009

CBDSM — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

A forthcoming article in the American Journal of Public Health on media messages about the social determinants of health is receiving wide attention. Sarah E. Gollust, PhD, is the lead author on the study, which finds that "Americans' opinions about health policy are polarized on polical partisan lines." The study suggests that "some advocates' proposed strategy of publicizing the social determinants of health will be unlikely to uniformly increase the American public's support for public health policies that target these determinants." Dr. Gollust, who is currently a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, completed her PhD at the University of Michigan, where she worked with the other authors of this article, Paula M. Lantz, PhD (School of Public Health) and Peter A. Ubel, MD (CBDSM and Internal Medicine). Hear Dr. Ubel discuss this important study on Michigan Radio. Read commentaries in the Washington Post and at Scientific Blogging

Business Week Online - Wed, 04 Nov 2009

CBDSM — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

A CBDSM study found that colostomy patients who felt that their condition was irreversible reported better quality of life than those who hoped that they would be cured. For a summary, see this press release and video. The researchers are Dylan M. Smith, PhD; Peter A. Ubel, MD; Aleksandra Jankovic, MS (all at the University of Michigan); and George Loewenstein, PhD, (of Carnegie Mellon University). Health Psychology will publish the article in mid-November 2009.

Press coverage of this research has been extensive. Peter Bregman reported on the study in the July 2009 Business Week Online, applying the concepts to help people manage their stressful and unpredictable lives. Read his full article here. Preliminary data from this study were cited in the 7th Annual “Year in Ideas” issue of the New York Times Magazine in December 2007. Read recent international media coverage:
US News and World Report Health Day
Voice of America Radio
Daily Mail UK
Reuters India

Jagsi Study on Conflicts of Interest - Wed, 20 May 2009

CBDSM — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

A study by lead author Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, on conflicts of interest in cancer research has received considerable media attention. For the original study in the journal Cancer, go to http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122381054/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0

Media reports have appeared in Science Daily, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511090846.htm

on Michigan Radio, http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/michigan/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1504065&sectionID=1

in Health News Digest, http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Cancer_Issues_660/29_of_Cancer_Studies_Report_Conflict_of_Interest.shtml

in the Toronto Globe and Mail, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090512.wlfreebies12art1832/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home

Additional authors on the study were Nathan Sheets, Aleksandra Jankovic, Amy R. Motomura, Sudha Amarnath, and Peter A. Ubel.

"Perfectly Happy" in the Boston Globe - Tue, 19 May 2009

CBDSM — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Peter A. Ubel, MD, spoke to the Boston Globe about the science of measuring happiness. Check it out at http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/05/10/perfectly_happy/?page=1

Happier Parents - Tue, 28 Apr 2009

CBDSM — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Peter Ubel, MD, and Norbert Schwarz, PhD, spoke with Parenting Magazine about how parents of young children can increase their happiness by reconsidering priorities and getting enough sleep.

To view the full article, CLICK HERE.

Scientific American - Thu, 18 Dec 2008

CBDSM — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Peter Ubel, MD, sat down with Mind Matters editor, Jonah Lehrer, to discuss his forthcoming book, Free Market Madness, and to explain how innate optimism, greed (or gluttony), and self-ignorance can depress a perons's financial and physical well-being—and how to commit to change. Read the interview at Scientific American.

Many ER Patients Leave in a Fog - Tue, 12 Aug 2008

CBDSM — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000

News outlets across the US picked up on a study showing that 78% of patients treated in emergency rooms leave with deficient comprehension of their care or their discharge instructions. Kristen Engel, MD, now at Northwestern University, is a former Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Michigan. She worked with CBDSM investigators on this research.

Peter Ubel on "The Agenda with Steve Paikin" - Thu, 30 Oct 2008

CBDSM — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Peter Ubel was one of five panelists on TVOntario's "The Agenda with Steve Paikin" on Thursday, October 30, 2008. The panel discussed whether or not free market systems accurately reflect human nature. To watch the broadcast online, or for more information about the panel, go to: http://www.tvo.org/TVO/WebObjects/TVO.woa?video?TAWSP_Dbt_20081030_779359_0

If you're interested in more information about how people influence free markets (and vice versa), look for Dr. Ubel's book, Free Market Madness--in stores January 2009!

Los Angeles Times - Mon, 15 Oct 2007

CBDSM — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

AS a culture that celebrates youth and beauty, we learn early on that adults are over the hill at 40. Birthdays aren't counted after 50. And by 60 the teasing has stopped and people are genuinely sympathetic. But the joke may be on the young. New research is finding -- with surprising consistency -- that people become happier as they age. Physical and cognitive decline notwithstanding, the later years are for many people the best years of life...

Los Angeles Times - Mon, 28 Aug 2006

CBDSM — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000

NPR - Wed, 12 Jul 2006

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Earth Times - Sat, 17 Jun 2006

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Scenta - Fri, 16 Jun 2006

CBDSM — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Regina Leader-Post - Thu, 15 Jun 2006

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Medical News Today - Wed, 14 Jun 2006

CBDSM — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Saskatoon StarPhoenix - Sat, 27 May 2006

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NY Times - Tue, 20 Jun 2006

CBDSM — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Sun, 30 Apr 2006

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Hope Can Be Worse Than Hopelessness - Thu, 20 Dec 2007

CBDSM — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

In its 7th Annual “Year in Ideas” issue, the New York Times Magazine cited the work of CBDSM researchers Peter Ubel, MD, and Dylan Smith, PhD, as among the best ideas of 2007. Here’s an excerpt from the article: “The research team . . . tracked people who had portions of their colons removed or bypassed . . . It’s surprising that the permanent-colostomy patients ended up happier six months after the operation than the temporary group, whose members were still holding out hope. Patients with a temporary colostomy experienced a significant drop in life satisfaction versus patients in the permanent group. . . It might seem strange that patients who are better off objectively were less satisfied with their lives, yet the finding makes sense: ‘If your condition is temporary,’ Ubel explains, ‘you’re thinking, I can’t wait until I get rid of this.’ Ubel says thoughts like these keep you from moving on with your life and focusing on the many good things that remain. Collaborators on this research were George Loewenstein, PhD (Carnegie Mellon University) and Aleksandra Jankovic, MS (CBDSM).