What Will it Take to Reverse Childhood Obesity?
Asheley Skinner, PhD, tells PBS Newshour that changing the trajectory of obesity will take broad changes that impact every part of a child's life. Read more.
Courtney Van Houtven, PhD, Invited to Roundtable at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine
Dr. Courtney Van Houtven spoke at the roundtable "Quality of Care for People with Serious Illness,"
Leah Zullig Receives AcademyHealth Award
Dr. Leah Zullig received the Carol Weisman and Gary Chase Gender-Based Award from the Women and Gender Health Interest Group.
Is There Racial Bias in Opioid Prescribing?
Dr. Asheley Skinner says there are implicit biases in prescribers' behaviors and that when pain is "poorly defined," Black patients are less likely to receive opioids than white patients.
Dr. Lesley Curtis Appointed Chairperson of Data Quality Sub-Committee
Dr. Lesley Curtis will chair the new Data Quality Sub-Committee of the National Evaluation System for Health Technology Coordinating Center to support efficient, timely, and high-quality real-world evidence studies for medical devices.
Dr. Nina Sperber Presents at Campaign for Inclusive Care
Dr. Nina Sperber presented at the Campaign for Inclusive Care, created by the Elizabeth Dole Foundation in partnership with the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs and support from USAA.
Dr. Theresa Coles Talks Goals and Outcomes of Prescribing Psych Meds
Dr. Theresa Coles This presented at a Duke Divinity School conference that engagesmoral and theological approaches to prescription medication use.
At Health Datapalooza, Dr. Lesley Curtis Talks Harnessing the Power of Data
Are we using the right data to answer the right questions? Dr. Lesley Curits led a panel discussion to help researchers better understand when and how to use different common data models.
Dr. Amy Corneli and Team Receive Population Health Improvement Award
Dr. Amy Corneli and team received a Clinical & Translational Science Institute Population Health Improvement Award Level III, working with the Triangle Empowerment Center.
Dr. Matt Dupre Weighs In on Racial Disparities in Heart Failure Care
Dr. Dupre tells Reuters Health there are still differences in cardiology care based on race but we've made progress in the past two decades.