Data Promotes Smarter Healthcare Spending in North Carolina
Analysis from a collaborative research team starts a discussion on healthcare spending in NC.
Two Faculty Receive Top-Rated Abstract
Drs. George Jackson, Heather King, and team's abstract received top-rating at the 2020 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting.
Are There Healthy Food Sources Surrounding HBCUs?
Helene Vilme, DrPH, and colleagues conducted GIS-based analyses of the food environment surrounding HBCUs in North Carolina. The long-term health implication explained. Read their results in their now published article.
Guide to Statistics and Methods
Drs. Matthew Maciejewski and Anirban Basu publish a guide to regression discontinuity design.
Dr. Matt Dupre Studies Racial Disparities in 30-Day Hospital Readmissions
With his new Duke REACH Equity Award, Dr. Matt Dupre will examine racial differences in self-perceived and actual risks of 30-day readmission among patients hospitalized with cardiovascular disease and identify socioeconomic, psychosocial, behavioral, and health-related associated factors. Read More
With COVID-19, What’s Past is Prologue
Population Health researchers say physiotherapy should be considered to prevent post-COVID decline.
COVID's Impact on Rural Health
Dr. Brystana Kaufman and team say to keep capacity in check, rural hospitals will need to find ways to strengthen their COVID response.
With COVID-19, Community Services Are Essential to Those Battling Drug Addiction
As COVID disrupts services for those living with substance use disorder, two Opioid Collaboratory team members say there should be communication between law enforcement and treatment stakeholders.
Devon Check, PhD, Named Hospice & Palliative Care Research Scholar
As an American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Care Research Scholar, Dr. Devon Check will get support to become an independent scientists actively involved in palliative care research.
Why We Should Better Compensate Home Healthcare Workers
Dr. Nathan Boucher states why front-line home health workers need adequate occupational protections.