Jan Lindsay
Jan Lindsay Nonresident Fellow, Center for Health and Biosciences Office Phone: (713) 440-4682 biography Jan Lindsay, Ph.D., is a health services researcher, core investigator and licensed psychologist at the Center…
Clare Ribando Seelke
Clare Ribando Seelke Nonresident Scholar, Center for United States and Mexico Office Phone: (202) 707-5229 biography Clare Ribando Seelke is a nonresident scholar for the Center for the United States…
Bindi Naik-Mathuria
Bindi Naik-Mathuria Fellow in Firearm Injury Prevention and Safety Office Phone: (713) 348-4683 biography Bindi Naik-Mathuria, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, FAAP, is the fellow in firearm injury prevention and safety at…
Sandra McKay
Sandra McKay Nonresident Fellow, Center for Health and Biosciences Office Phone: (713) 348-4683 biography Sandra McKay, M.D. FAAP, is a nonresident fellow for the Center for Health and Biosciences and…
Black Carbon Emissions and Associated Health Impacts of Gas Flaring in the United States
This research article models how black carbon emissions from gas flaring impact air quality to estimate the resulting health impacts. Read more in Atmosphere from MDPI.
Biden’s executive order sets the tone for digital assets
Last week, the Joe Biden administration released a long-awaited executive order containing a government-wide outline for digital assets, focusing on cryptocurrency. The guidance is a welcome and timely development for…
Can DUCs continue to “goose” U.S. oil production?
The author gives the latest in a series of updates on inventories of DUCs, or drilled-but-uncompleted wells, using data from EIA on drilling productivity. Read the post on the Baker…
Tilsa Oré Mónago
Tilsa Oré Mónago Fellow in Energy and Market Design Office Phone: (713) 348-6706 Media Inquiries biography Tilsa Oré Mónago is a fellow in energy and market design at the Baker…
Texas HPF: 2022 Election Survey
This poll from the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation surveys Texan voters about candidates in the 2022 Texas elections. Read the news release here. Download the full survey results here.
A Review of Texas Start-ups 2020-2022
The author reviews data on the growth of small businesses in Texas in the two years since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Read the post on the Baker Institute Blog here.
Unproven stem cell-based interventions and harm to existing and future patients
Companies developing stem cell-based interventions should work with policymakers and patient advocates to address risks for current and future patients and to protect clinical research and the reputation of the…
A Bridge Over Troubled Water: LNG FSRUs Can Enhance European Energy Security
The war in Ukraine could severely disrupt exports of Russian gas to Europe. A concrete, rapidly implementable gas supply solution is to deploy existing LNG floating storage vessels until longer-term…
Association of Level I and II Trauma Center Expansion With Insurer Payments in Texas From 2011 to 2019
By Vivian Ho, Marah Short, Maura Coughlin, Shara McClure and James Suliburk Analyzing insurance claims for BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, the authors found that level I and II trauma center…
Are Texas Hospitals Practicing Price Transparency?
By Vivian Ho, Patrick Solcher, Vivian Ye and Marah Short This report finds that less than half of Texas hospitals are complying with federal price transparency regulations, despite a measure…
Role of Physicians in Guiding Patients Away From Unproven Stem Cell Interventions
By Kirstin R.W. Matthews, Omar Kawam, Keri Sprung, Emerson C. Perin and Zubin Master The intense marketing of unproven stem cell interventions has become an international health concern. The authors offer educational…