What is North Carolina's Booster Shot Status?
COVID booster shots have been on the decline in North Carolina lately. Duke Pop Health's Dr. Emily O'Brien explains why she believes this is the case. Watch now on CBS17 News.
Dr. Courtney Van Houtven Elected to National Academy of Social Insurance
Congratulations to Courtney Van Houtven! She is one of 48 distinguished experts recently elected to the National Academy of Social Insurance, a nonprofit that increases public understanding of how social insurance contributes to economic security.
Mammography Overdiagnosis in the U.S.
Dr. Marc Ryser’s group produced a defensible estimate of overdiagnosis in U.S. mammography practice that should help develop better guidelines and policies. Check out how they came to their conclusion in MDedge Hematology & Oncology.
Getting to Universal Health Coverage
The goal of any health insurance system is universal coverage. In a new blog post for the Brookings Institute, Dr. Shenglan Tang and team compare the different routes China and Vietnam have taken to get there and lessons learned.
Dissecting Disparities in Cancer Outcomes
Dr. Tomi Akinyemiju says "We must address the fundamental causes of cancer disparities and promote equitable access to cancer prevention and treatment and it must be a top priority for the next 30, 40 years." Read how she dissects these disparities for better cancer outcomes.
COVID Fact Check
Is it true that COVID was one of the top 10 killers of children in the months of August and September? CBS17 found that it was and they asked Dr. Sudha Raman to help explain COVID risks for kids.
Reed Johnson, PhD ,Wins Paper of the Year
Dr. Reed Johnson recently won ISPOR's (The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research) 2020 Value in Health Paper of the Year, (covid delay) "Comparing the Noncomparable: The Need for Equivalence Measures That Make Sense in Health-Economic Evaluations." The award promotes quality research, originality, and utility in healthcare decisions.
Susan G. Komen Metastatic Breast Cancer Initiative Funds Duke Research Team
Partnering with Duke and UNC researchers and cancer patient advocates, Dr. Tomi Akinyemiju will look at how stress contributes to breast cancer metastasis outcomes in Black women.
Keith Marsolo, PhD, Recognized by American Medical Informatics Assoc.
Dr. Keith Marsolo receives award from the American Medical Informatics Association.
Good News on Lung Cancer Disparities
Dr. Tomi Akinyemiju and team find that racial disparities in lung cancer outcomes are erased with equal access to top treatments.