The Century Foundation on How Healthcare Repeal Would be a Disaster for Women’s Health
Release Date:
07/28/2017
The Century Foundation has estimated that 13 million women would lose maternal care protection with out the ACA.
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Doris Duke Foundation Awards 17 Physician Scientists DDCF’s 2017 Clinical Scientist Development Awards
Release Date:
07/27/2017
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation announced the 17 junior physician scientists receiving the 2017 Clinical Scientist Development Awards of $495,000 each over three years.
Simons Foundation-Supported Research: New Map May Lead to Drug Development for Complex Brain Disorders
Release Date:
07/25/2017
A study of protein interactions could be the first step to finding treatments that focus on problematic pathways, USC researcher says.
Bloomberg-funded WHO Report: Dramatic Increase in Life-Saving Tobacco Control Policies In Last Decade
Release Date:
07/20/2017
The latest WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic finds that more countries have implemented tobacco control policies, ranging from graphic pack warnings and advertising bans to no smoking areas. About 4.7 billion people – 63% of the world’s...
Rockefeller: How to Halve Death and Disability from Pollution
Release Date:
07/20/2017
Senior representatives from 19 international agencies gathered this spring in Italy, hosted by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution at The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center. They came together to brainstorm how to halve death and...
Commonwealth Fund Report: The United States Health System Falls Short
Release Date:
07/17/2017
The United States spends far more on health care than other high-income countries, with spending levels that rose continuously over the past three decades, according to analysis by the Commonwealth Fund. Yet, the U.S. population has poorer health...
NYS Health Foundation Releases Snapshot of Veterans and Health in New York State
Release Date:
07/13/2017
Who are New York State's veterans? Where do they live? When did they serve? And where do they turn to for their health care needs? These are the questions the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) seeks to answer in a new snapshot of the...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation-Supported Study Finds Babies Born Big More Likely to Become Obese Children
Release Date:
07/12/2017
The researchers say pediatricians may want to counsel parents of high birthweight babies early on to prevent the onset of obesity and the health problems it eventually brings.
After A Decade, George E. Thibault, MD to Step Down as President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
Release Date:
07/12/2017
After A Decade, George E. Thibault, MD to Step Down as President of the Josiah Macy Jr. F oundation After 10 years at the helm, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation President George E. Thibault , MD announced today that he will step down at...
New Milbank-Supported Report: The Impact of Primary Care Practice Transformation on Cost, Quality, and Utilization
Release Date:
07/11/2017
Authored by the Robert Graham Center and summarizing studies published between November 2015 and February 2017, the report found that the concept of PCMH has evolved and new models of high-performing primary care are emerging.
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