Funded by Research to Prevent Blindness, USC Study Predicts Visual Impairment Will Double by 2050
Release Date:
05/19/2016
Older women, minorities, especially Latinos, most at risk; aging baby boomers contribute to increase.
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Elmezzi Foundation Supports Population Health Management Program at Mount Sinai Queens
Release Date:
05/17/2016
Mount Sinai Queens strives to increase vital preventative and supportive services extending beyond the hospital and clinic walls to patients who are at risk for medical, behavioral or social health stressors.
Greenwall Study Says Decision Makers Hold Overly Optimistic Expectations for Critically Ill Patient Outcomes
Release Date:
05/17/2016
The research team anticipates that this finding will help in training physicians to better communicate with the family and friends of patients so they can make the best decisions for their loved one.
New York Community Trust Gives One Million Dollars to Help Train Social Workers
Release Date:
05/16/2016
The New York Community Trust (NYCT) has renewed a grant through the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) to educate and train more social workers.
Abortion Rates Hit Historic Low In Developed World But Not Elsewhere
Release Date:
05/13/2016
Married women are much more likely to have abortions. Where they're illegal or highly restricted, it in no way stops them -- and may increase them.
Milbank Memorial Fund Releases Report on Evolving Models of Behavioral Health Integration
Release Date:
05/12/2016
Since 2010, when the Milbank Memorial Fund published its first behavioral health integration (BHI) report, the field has advanced conceptually, and there has been a proliferation of research.
With Help from Helmsley, Caltech Researchers May Have Discovered a Cause of Crohn’s Disease
Release Date:
05/09/2016
There has been growing evidence that certain probiotics – therapies that introduce beneficial bacteria into the gut – may help alleviate some of the symptoms of intestinal disorders such as Crohn’s disease.
NYS Health Foundation President Calls For Proper Veteran Care
Release Date:
05/09/2016
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is again under fire for the dangerously long waiting lists for appointments at the nation’s VA health care facilities, and for calculating those wait times in a way that masks the true extent of the problem.
NYS Health Announces Funding Opportunity in Its Newest Priority Area, Empowering Health Care Consumers in New York State
Release Date:
05/06/2016
NYS Health Foundation expects to fund ambitious, large-scale projects or studies that may, as examples: create new tools and resources for consumers; make the health care system easier to navigate; identify effects of consolidation; or address...
UHF Medicaid Conference to Focus on Value-Based Payment
Release Date:
05/06/2016
United Hospital Fund is pleased to announce new program details about its upcoming Medicaid conference, which will focus on efforts to move to value-based payment in New York.
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