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Harnessing VR to prevent substance use relapse

Holly Matto, addiction science researcher, and College of Science and School of Engineering colleagues provide breakthrough findings about personalized recovery cues and technology-based substance use interventions.

Findings by Ali Weinstein, a scholar of chronic illness, indicate that quality of life may be impacted long after cancer treatment concludes.

In the United States, Foreign-Born Black Residents Have Higher Quality Diets Than African Americans.

PhD student and public health faculty are first to study PFAS in endometrial tissue.

First-of-its-kind research by Denise Hines and colleagues explores cross-national perspectives of male partner violence victimization and perpetration.

Food noise: definition, measurement, and future research directions.

Maternity care policy falls short of securing ob-gyns in risk areas: study

Jenna Krall, associate professor, and an interprofessional George Mason team, received funding for the project: “Housing insecurity, heat, and health: A coalition for resiliency.”

George Mason’s Health Services Research PhD students and faculty share policy research at AcademyHealth 2025

At the 2025 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting,HAP PhD students and faculty delivered a range of presentations, covering health care worker burnout, digital health interventions, and Medicare policy. Their participation underscores HAP's commitment to applied research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and real-world impact.

Medicare Advantage less likely to use low-value cancer treatments, study finds