March 2021
HEALTH CARE COMPLEXITY AND UNCERTAINTY
discusses the concept of disease from the standpoint of disease judgements and sickness judgements. Read More
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN BECOMES LAW
lists amounts of money allocated to implement key provisions of Public Law 117-2. Read More
HEALTH REFORM DEVELOPMENTS
looks at wide discrepancies in the ways that Democrat and Republican voters favor major proposals to provide health insurance coverage. Read More
DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
cites some funding that Public Law 117-2 will provide for higher education. Other information is about enumeration of education credentials and certain impacts of COVID-19 on higher education. Read More
QUICK STAT (SHORT, TIMELY, AND TOPICAL)
U.S. State Life Tables, 2018
Prescription Drugs For Older Adults And The Risk Of Falling
Sex Differences In Neurodegenerative Diseases
Female College Athletes And Traumatic Brain Injury Read More
OBTAINABLE RESOURCES
Academic Incentives And Research Impact
Student Debt And Its Impact On Black Americans
Adult Family Care As An Alternative To Nursing Homes Read More
EMERGING CLINICAL ROLE OF WEARABLES
indicates that although these devices have certain limitations, they hold much promise towards expanding the clinical repertoire of patient-specific measures. Read More
FUTURE TIME PERSPECTIVE IN MID-TO-LATER LIFE
pertains to a concept regarding how individuals orient to and consider their futures, which is considered fundamental to motivation, well-being, and relevance to healthy adaptation to life’s circumstances. Read More
2021-2022 ASSOCIATION CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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