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Addressing Patients' Social Needs Within Health Care Delivery is Key to Improving Health Outcomes and Reducing Health Disparities, Says New Report Supported by Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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09/25/2019
Whether a patient has a safe place to live or healthy food to eat has an important influence on their health, but such nonmedical social needs have not traditionally been addressed in routine health care visits.
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Lukemia Drug Shows Promise for Treating a Childhood Brain Cancer, Research Supported by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award

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09/20/2019
A drug used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia appears to be more effective at stopping a type of medulloblastoma in mouse models than existing treatments for the deadly pediatric brain tumor, reports a multi-institutional team.
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Cambia Health Foundation and The John A. Hartford Foundation Unite to Improve Awareness and Access to Serious Illness and End-of-Life Care

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08/29/2019
Today, the Cambia Health Foundation and The John A. Hartford Foundation announced their partnership to co-fund seven national organizations working to improve care for older adults and other people facing serious illness and the end of life.
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