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.
Dr. Connor Drake Sees Unmet Social Needs as Key to "Whole Person" Care
Dr. Connor Drake and team look at better implementation of "whole-person" primary care.
Will Healthcare Workers Vaccinate Their Children?
A Hero Registry poll reveals that 80% of physicians will vaccinate their children with emergency authorization. Dr. Emily O’Brien says the poll is telling of vaccination trends for children.
Numbers Don't Lie
Unvaccinated people in North Carolina are 4 times more likely to catch COVID & +15 times more likely to die from it. But Dr. Sudha Raman tells CBS17 news that when comparing the statistics you have to dig deeper as to why they differ.
Improving CVD Risk Assessment in Older Adults
Dr. Matthew Dupre was awarded $2 million from the NIH for an R01 study to enhance cardiovascular risk assessment.
Dr. Alan Brookhart Discusses Vaccination Rates with CBS17
Dr. Alan Brookhart talks increased COVID vaccination rates in people ages 25-49 in NC.
Medicaid Expansion Decreases Cancer Mortality
Cancer mortality rates decline in some states. Dr. Tomi Akinyemiju explains why.