Center for Chronic Disease Research and Policy

02/26/2026

PITCH Fellow Kriya Patel envisions a more continuous pathway to care and community for women in the re-entry period following incarceration. Read more at https://chronicdisease.uchicago.edu/2026/02/25/meet-2025-pitch-fellow-kriya-patel/

02/23/2026

New guidelines from The Lancet classify nearly 3/5 of American adults as having obesity, revealing substantial clinical, public health, and policy implications | Jennifer Hwang and Neda Laiteerapong in The Obesity Society journal

Objective This study compared population characteristics and overall US prevalence of obesity over time using the BMI criteria and the 2025 Lancet Commission criteria (i.e., the Excess Adiposity cri...

02/18/2026

GLP-1 pills may make weight loss drugs more affordable and accessible for those who need them; PITCH alumna Jennifer Hwang interviewed in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/feb/15/weight-loss-race-injections-pills-big-pharma

02/10/2026

February 18: Bryan Tysinger, Director of Health Policy Simulation at USC Schaeffer presents "Do GLP-1s Deliver? Modeling Long-Run Value and Real World Use" at the CDRP Chronic Diseases and Medical Decision-Making Workshop - join at 12PM CT at https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/97170761765?pwd=HPUaqr6Oqv2m2J3Uzb5E9Ps7T0qyqa.1

02/04/2026

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine 3rd year Thomas Statchen and CDRP faculty affiliate Elizabeth Tung in Hyde Park Herald

Evictions may be a key—and often overlooked—factor shaping gun violence in Chicago, according to a new University of Chicago study that links rising eviction rates to increased exposure to nearby

01/26/2026

CDRP associate director and MedPAC commissioner R. Tamara Konetzka says V28 policy designed to reduce costs for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Advantage still allows for overcoding, suggests overcoders should be penalized https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicare/119500

01/20/2026

Higher rates of eviction associated with more incidents of gun violence in Chicago neighborhoods -- JAMA Network Open study by Thomas Statchen, CDRP's Elizabeth Tung et al featured in WBEZ
https://www.wbez.org/housing/2026/01/15/study-finds-link-between-evictions-and-gun-violence-in-chicago

01/07/2026

Jan 21 at 12PM CT: Amanda C. Leiter, Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine on "Optimizing Diabetes Treatment Strategies in Cancer Survivors" at the CDRP Chronic Diseases and Medical Decision-Making Workshop - join at https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/97170761765?pwd=HPUaqr6Oqv2m2J3Uzb5E9Ps7T0qyqa.1

12/29/2025

"Lifetime Health Effects and Cost-Effectiveness of Tirzepatide and Semaglutide in US Adults" by CDRP's Jennifer Hwang, Neda Laiteerapong, Elbert Huang, and David D. Kim in JAMA Health Forum 's Top 10 articles of 2025! Read at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2831205

11/19/2025

Nov 20 at 12:30PM CT: CDRP director Elbert Huang presents "Social Modulation of Transitions in Diabetes" at the UChicago Demography Workshop -- join virtually at https://norc.zoom.us/j/84764506846

11/13/2025

Congratulations to CDRP faculty affiliate Harita Shah on receiving the SGIM Midwest Region Award for Advocacy and Community Service!

11/12/2025

Congratulations to CDRP faculty affiliate Arshiya Baig on being named Midwest Region Leader in General Internal Medicine at ! Society of General Internal Medicine UChicago Medicine