October 2022

HEALTH CARE, STIGMA, AND SHAME

Discusses how stigmatization can have a negative impact on the ability to produce satisfactory patient health outcomes. Read More

CONGRESS BY THE NUMBERS

Is about legislative activities undertaken in the 117th Congress that is drawing to a close at the end of 2020. Read More

HEALTH REFORM DEVELOPMENTS

Looks at efforts to fix a so-called “family glitch” in the Affordable Care Act, nursing home reforms needed, and the approval of groundbreaking Medicaid initiatives. Read More

DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Describes a proposal to cancel a portion of student educational debt, the primary source of tenure-track faculty, and student exodus from higher education. Read More

QUICK STAT (SHORT, TIMELY, AND TOPICAL)

  • Numbers And Rates Of Suicide By Month And Demographic Characteristics: U.S., 2021

  • Associations Of Air Pollution With Body Size And Composition In Midlife Women

  • Understanding Canine Diseases To Save Human Lives

  • The Effect Of Expressive Writing On Wound Healing Read More

OBTAINABLE RESOURCES

  • Artificial Intelligence In Health Care

  • National Strategy To Support Family Caregivers

  • Accelerating The Use Of Findings From Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Read More

NORMAL BLINDNESS: LOOKING BUT FAILING TO SEE

refers to errors that occur routinely when observers fail to notice a clearly visible item. Read More

ETHICS AND EPISTEMOLOGY OF EXPLANATORY ai IN HEALTH CARE

Pertains to the extent to which artificial intelligence improves diagnosis, prediction, and treatment of a wide array of health conditions. Read More


TRENDS is the official newsletter of the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (122 C St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, D.C., 20001. Tel: 202-237-6481) Trends is published 10 times each year and is available on the Association’s website at www.asahp.org. For more information, contact the editor, Thomas W. Elwood, Dr.PH.


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