Health
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Refocusing on the Patient: Dr. Donald M. Berwick Discusses the Affordable Care Act and its Impacts
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Don Berwick discusses the impacts of the Affordable Care Act on doctors and patients.
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Let’s Get Physical
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A new study finds that mandating more time in physical education classes is a critical tool in combating childhood obesity.
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Insurance Exchanges: What Europe Can Teach Us
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Researchers on experiences from abroad to understand the impact of new health insurance exchanges.
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You Break It, They Try It
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OSHA’s Chief of Staff discusses how the agency leverages limited resources to keep America’s workers safe
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A New Era in Substance Abuse Treatment?
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Researchers examine the potential to improve outcomes for substance abuse disorders under health care reform
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Parental Health Insurance: The New Financial Aid
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New research links access to parental health insurance with the decision to pursue higher education
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Tracking Trends in Emergency Department Admissions
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Authors offer three reasons for the growth in hospital admissions through emergency departments.
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General’s Hospital
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Deputy Surgeon General Boris Lushniak discusses innovations in health care, from electronic records to New York’s soda ban
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Setting Screens: The NCAA’s Universal Sickle Cell Tests
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Intervention, not universal screening, is the key to protecting NCAA student-athletes with sickle cell traits
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Noted: Experimenting with Open Access Notes in Medicine
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Giving patients access to their doctor’s notes can benefit both patients and physicians
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The ACA: Adding Coverage for All
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Authors examine the impact of the ACA on insurance rates by racial and ethnic group.