MAY 2024

REDUCING CONCEPTUAL OPACITY

Is about how terminology involving sedation in palliative care can have negative consequences for research and clinical decision making. Read More

A TYPICAL DAY ON CAPITOL HILL

Discusses how despite their many differences, legislators still are able to work cooperatively on important health legislation. Read More

HEALTH REFORM DEVELOPMENTS

Looks at health workforce developments, spending in the states on dementia care, and vaccination for healthy aging. Read More

DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Describes efforts to offset problems involving FAFSA, affirmative action in higher education, and new rules on Title IX. Read More

QUICK STAT (SHORT, TIMELY, AND TOPICAL)

  •  Cigarette Smoking Among Pregnant Women During the Perinatal Period

  • The Re-emerging Suicide Crisis In The U.S.: Patterns, Causes And Solutions

  • A Machine-Learning-Enabled Smart Neckband For Monitoring Dietary Intake

  • Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure And Health Outcomes Due To Combustion By U.S. Stoves Read More

OBTAINABLE RESOURCES

  • Community Safety As A Social Determinant Of Health

  • Final Recommendation Statement On Screening For Breast Cancer

  • Maternal Mortality Rates In The United States, 2022 Read More

VALUE STRUCTURE UNDERLYING SHARED DECISION MAKING (SDM)

Pertains to a value structure characterizing SDM that may be used to compare it with those of specific groups using SDM, and to incorporate patients’ values into treatment decision making. Read More

REDEFINING HOW TO DEFINE AND DESCRIBE DEMENTIA

Refers to moving away from diagnosing dementia solely based on symptoms and going toward a new era of biomarker-based diagnosis and disease-modifying treatment. Read More

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