RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AFTER THE PANDEMIC

Indicates the importance of recognizing how “confounding” as a source of bias threatens the process of causal inference in research practice.  Read More

PRESIDENT’S CORNER

ASAHP President Phyllis King presents information about the Association’s five strategic objective areas and associated success measures. Read More

HEROES ACT PASSED IN HOUSE

Contains details about a proposed piece of legislation to furnish additional financial assistance to deal with economic consequences resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

HEALTH REFORM DEVELOPMENTS

Points out how the federal-state Medicaid program is being augmented to provide insurance coverage and paid sick leave benefits for individuals negatively affected by job loss. Read More

DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Describes how Mad magazine’s Alfred E. Neuman’s motto of Quid Me Anxious Sum serves as a motivational factor for enjoying life once governmental lock-down provisions are relaxed and also how coronavirus stimulus funding is being distributed to colleges and universities. Read More

QUICK STAT (SHORT, TIMELY, AND TOPICAL)

• Births: Provisional Data for 2019

• Effects Of The COVID-19 Pandemic On Routine Pediatric Vaccine Ordering And Administration

• Non-Invasive And Reversible Modulation Of Neuronal Activity To Diagnose And Treat Brain Disorders

• Cracking Nature’s Most Common Chemical Bond To Improve Drug Effectiveness Read More

AVAILABLE RESOURCES ACCESSIBLE ELECTRONICALLY

• What COVID-19 Epidemiologic Models Can And Cannot Tell Us

• Supporting Student Health And Mental Well-Being

• Caregiving In The United States 2020 Read More

RETHINKING THE “BENCH” AND “BEDSIDE” DICHOTOMY

Mentions how research activities might be understood better in the context of “discovery-invention” cycles rather than a basic/applied dichotomy that translates loosely to notions of bench and bedside research. Read More

ADDRESSING THE 60-30-10 CHALLENGE

Refers to a study that discusses how 60% of health care adheres to guidelines; 30% is represented by care that is waste, duplication, or low value; and 10% accounts for iatrogenic harm or adverse events. Read More