Susan Wiener

Jun 8, 2023 | jahonline.org | Susan Wiener |John Porter |Michael C. Monuteaux |Joel Hudgins

Table 3Cox proportional hazards modeling comparing HRs for return Emergency Department (ED) visits between sexual assault cohort and minor injury control groups, adjusting for demographic variables Return visit for suicidality HR (95% CI)Return visit for STI HR (95% CI)Return visit for PID HR (95% CI)Return visit for pregnancy HR (95% CI)Cohort ControlReferentReferentReferentReferent Sexual assaultEntire follow-up period3.80 (3.07–4.71)cDenotes statistical significance at alpha of 0.05.

Apr 13, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Jennifer Smith |Amanda Bryson |Susan Wiener

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to pass its $1.1 billion tax relief bill exactly as pitched earlier this week . A provision that would adjust an obscure tax giveback law dominated most of the tax plan debate but ultimately made it through to the final bill unchanged.

Apr 13, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Amanda Middle |Amanda Bryson |Susan Wiener

DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY from the New England power grid fell to an all-time low on Easter Sunday, another telling sign that solar power continues to expand across the region. Solar is an energy source that can be hard to track, in part because much of the electricity is generated and used behind the power meter of a home or business and never makes it on to the grid. But the power grid operators at ISO-New England are seeing more and more evidence of solar's growth.

Apr 13, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Susan Wiener |Jennifer Smith |Amanda Bryson

MASSACHUSETTS TEENS deserve to live healthy lives free from violence, but our public schools are failing them. As pediatricians, we see how the inadequacy of sex and relationship education in our schools puts children and teens at risk for sexual assault. We have cared for teens in our medical practices who have experienced sexual violence.

Apr 12, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Amanda Bryson |Susan Wiener |Jennifer Smith

By Bruce Mohl,Amanda Bryson,Susan Wiener,Jennifer Smith On Easter Sunday, power needs from grid hit record lowDEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY from the New England power grid fell to an all-time low on Easter Sunday, another telling sign that solar power continues to expand across the region. Solar is an energy source that can be hard to track, in part because much of the electricity is generated and used behind the power meter of(...)