Search Results - "Linas, Benjamin P."

Resources Required for Implementation of SARS-CoV-2 Screening in Massachusetts K-12 Public Schools in Winter/Spring 2021

Authors: Lee, Stephanie S. Weitz, Michelle Ardlie, Kristin et al.

Source: Journal of School Health. May 2022 92(5):474-484.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 11

Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Screening Tests, Program Implementation, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools, School Districts, Incidence, Costs, Planning

Geographic Terms: Massachusetts

Impact of enhanced practices on opioid overdose deaths: A community‐based modeling approach.

Authors: Barbosa, Carolina Chen, Qiushi Sahinkoc, Mert et al.

Source: Addiction. Jul2026, Vol. 121 Issue 7, p1747-1760. 14p.

Changes to opioid overdose deaths and community naloxone access among Black, Hispanic and White people from 2016 to 2021 with the onset of the COVID‐19 pandemic: An interrupted time‐series analysis in Massachusetts, USA.

Authors: Zang, Xiao Walley, Alexander Y. Chatterjee, Avik et al.

Source: Addiction. Dec2023, Vol. 118 Issue 12, p2413-2423. 11p.

Subjects: Health services accessibility, Confidence intervals, Drug overdose, Hispanic Americans, Race, Naloxone, Community-based social services, Time series analysis, Descriptive statistics, Research funding, White people, Opioid abuse, African Americans, COVID-19 pandemic

Geographic Terms: Massachusetts

Modeling the cost‐effectiveness and impact on fatal overdose and initiation of buprenorphine–naloxone treatment at syringe service programs.

Authors: Adams, Joëlla W. Savinkina, Alexandra Fox, Aaron et al.

Source: Addiction. Oct2022, Vol. 117 Issue 10, p2635-2648. 14p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts, 2 Graphs.

Subjects: Evaluation of human services programs, Drug overdose, Buprenorphine, Intravenous drug abuse, Mathematical models, Medical care costs, Naloxone, Treatment effectiveness, Cost effectiveness, Theory, Descriptive statistics, Opioid abuse, Longitudinal method, Quality-adjusted life years

Geographic Terms: Massachusetts

Population‐level impact of initiating pharmacotherapy and linking to care people with opioid use disorder at inpatient medically managed withdrawal programs: an effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness analysis.

Authors: Savinkina, Alexandra Madushani, Rajapaksha W.M.A. Eftekhari Yazdi, Golnaz et al.

Source: Addiction. Sep2022, Vol. 117 Issue 9, p2450-2461. 12p. 4 Charts, 2 Graphs.

Subjects: Drug overdose risk factors, Narcotics, Detoxification (Alternative medicine), Substance abuse, Evaluation of human services programs, Confidence intervals, Drug overdose, Comparative studies, Cost effectiveness, Patient care, Opioid abuse, Quality-adjusted life years

Geographic Terms: Massachusetts

Centering AIDS Drug Assistance Programs in the US HIV Response.

Authors: Linas, Benjamin P¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 5/15/2026, Vol. 82 Issue 5, pe974-e975. 2p.

Community‐based naloxone coverage equity for the prevention of opioid overdose fatalities in racial/ethnic minority communities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Authors: Nolen, Shayla Zang, Xiao Chatterjee, Avik et al.

Source: Addiction. May2022, Vol. 117 Issue 5, p1372-1381. 10p. 3 Diagrams, 2 Charts, 1 Graph.

Subjects: Health services accessibility, Minorities, Drug overdose, Hispanic Americans, Multivariate analysis, Retrospective studies, Regression analysis, Naloxone, Health equity, Opioid abuse, Poisson distribution, Secondary analysis, African Americans

Geographic Terms: Rhode Island, Massachusetts

Screening for Hepatitis C in Emergency Departments—Reply.

Authors: Haukoos, Jason Linas, Benjamin P. Rowan, Sarah E.

Source: JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association. 12/9/2025, Vol. 334 Issue 22, p2040-2041. 2p.

Budgetary impact analysis of a primary care-based hepatitis C treatment program: Effects of 340B Drug Pricing Program.

Authors: Jones, Eric A. Linas, Benjamin P. Truong, Ve et al.

Source: PLoS ONE. 3/14/2019, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p1-12. 12p.

Estimated Prevalence of Opioid Use Disorder in Massachusetts, 2011–2015: A Capture–Recapture Analysis.

Authors: Barocas, Joshua A. White, Laura F. Wang, Jianing et al.

Source: American Journal of Public Health. Dec2018, Vol. 108 Issue 12, p1675-1681. 7p.

Subjects: Databases, Epidemiological research, Statistical sampling, Substance abuse, Descriptive statistics

Geographic Terms: Massachusetts

A Qualitative Study of Health Equity's Role in Community Coalition Development.

Authors: Chen, Sadie Walt, Galya Aldrich, Alison et al.

Source: Health Education & Behavior. Aug2024, Vol. 51 Issue 4, p613-624.

Cost-effectiveness of rapid hepatitis C virus ( HCV) testing and simultaneous rapid HCV and HIV testing in substance abuse treatment programs.

Authors: Schackman, Bruce R. Leff, Jared A. Barter, Devra M. et al.

Source: Addiction. Jan2015, Vol. 110 Issue 1, p129-143. 15p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 3 Graphs.

Subjects: Treatment programs, Substance abuse treatment, Hepatitis C diagnosis, Diagnosis of HIV infections, Cost effectiveness, Decision support systems, Mathematical statistics, Research funding, Parameters (Statistics), Quality-adjusted life years, Data analysis software, Statistical models, Descriptive statistics

The Hepatitis C Cascade of Care: Identifying Priorities to Improve Clinical Outcomes.

Authors: Linas, Benjamin P. Barter, Devra M. Leff, Jared A. et al.

Source: PLoS ONE. May2014, Vol. 9 Issue 5, p1-11. 11p.

PHARMACOECONOMICS: State of the Art in 1997.

Authors: Schulman, Kevin A. Linas, Benjamin P.

Source: Annual Review of Public Health. 1997, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p529. 20p.

Disparities in Linkage to Care Among Children With Hepatitis C Virus in the United States.

Authors: Curtis, Megan Rose Munroe, Sarah Biondi, Breanne E. et al.

Source: Pediatrics. May2025, Vol. 155 Issue 5, p1-8. 1p.

Subjects: Health services accessibility, African Americans, Research funding, Logistic regression analysis, Hispanic Americans, Retrospective studies, Antiviral agents, Pediatrics, Race, Odds ratio, Medical records, Acquisition of data, Hepatitis C, Health equity, Comparative studies, Confidence intervals, Adolescence, Children

Geographic Terms: United States

Combination Therapy With Tocilizumab and Dexamethasone Cost-Effectively Reduces Coronavirus Disease 2019 Mortality.

Authors: Sinha, Pranay Linas, Benjamin P

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases. Dec2021, Vol. 73 Issue 11, p2116-2118. 3p.

Time for a New Approach to Guidance for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Virus Testing Among Persons Who Inject Drugs.

Authors: Linas, Benjamin P¹ (AUTHOR) Benjamin.Linas@BMC.org

Source: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 9/15/2020, Vol. 222 Issue 6, p885-887. 3p.

Commentary on Bansback et al. (2018): Estimating the cost of stigma against injection.

Authors: Linas, Benjamin P.

Source: Addiction. Jul2018, Vol. 113 Issue 7, p1274-1275. 2p.

Subjects: Crime prevention, Substance abuse & psychology, Cost effectiveness, Health services accessibility, Heroin, Medical care costs, Health policy, Methadone hydrochloride, Morphine, Narcotics, Oral drug administration, Quality of life, Social stigma, Substance abuse, Uncertainty, Treatment effectiveness

Human Bocavirus 1 Primary Infection and Shedding in Infants.

Authors: Linas, Benjamin P.^1,2 benjamin.linas@BMC.org

Source: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 8/15/2015, Vol. 212 Issue 4, p516-524. 9p.

The Cost-Effectiveness of Sofosbuvir-Based Regimens for Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 2 or 3 Infection.

Authors: Linas, Benjamin P. Barter, Devra M. Morgan, Jake R. et al.

Source: Annals of Internal Medicine. 5/5/2015, Vol. 162 Issue 9, Following p619-629. 12p. 4 Charts, 2 Graphs.