Honoring Veterans and Their Families
In her Veteran’s Day op-ed, Nina Sperber, PhD, reflects on how the VA supports veterans' families as caregivers and believes it’s a missed opportunity if all healthcare systems don’t do the same
What is the Value of Bariatric Surgery?
Duke researchers looked at the costs to the VA 3 years pre- to 10 years post-surgery and found some startling results.
Wang and Diamantidis Lead National CA-AKI Cohort
Virginia Wang, PhD, Clarissa Diamantidis, MD, and team will be the first to assess the measurement and burden of community-acquired kidney injury (CA-AKI), with funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease. The outcome will support clinical guidelines and identify opportunities for targeted clinical interventions. Read more
Opioids and Benzodiazepines Can Be a High-Risk Combination
Devon Check, PhD, and team examined co-prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepine among older women diagnosed with breast cancer and who received the high-risk combination.
Theresa Coles, PhD, Receives FDA Grant
Dr. Coles received a new FDA grant that will evaluate the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ), a patient-reported outcome measure.
Matt Dupre, PhD, Receives NIH Funding Award
Dr. Matt Dupre will study social determinants of health, access to care, and readmission in geriatric patients with heart failure.
Is the Business of Dialysis Impinging on Kidney Transplant Rates?
New policies to promote kidney transplants may change business as usual.
Tracking the Opioid Epidemic
Federal data on opioid prescriptions was released this summer, but it doesn’t paint the whole picture. Dr. Aaron McKethan explains to WRAL how changes in the opioid epidemic are making it harder to track—and treatment access all the more important. Read More
Meira Epplein, PhD, Receives External Appointment
Dr. Meira Epplein was appointed to a three-year term to NCI Subcommittee.
Weight Watchers New App for Kids Concerns Experts
In US News and World Report, Asheley Skinner, PhD, weighs in on Weight Watchers new app for kids which targets them at a vulnerable stage in their development. Read More