Research
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The Cannabis Policy Scale: A New Research and Surveillance Tool for U.S. States
USC researchers developed composite measures to characterize the restrictiveness of U.S. state cannabis policy environments.
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Association of Fatal Overdose Notification Letters With Prescription of Benzodiazepines
New research builds on a landmark USC Schaeffer Center study aimed at reducing opioid overprescribing.
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Development and Pilot Testing of EHR-Nudges to Reduce Overuse in Older Primary Care Patients
Unnecessary testing and treatment of common conditions in older adults can lead to significant morbidity and mortality.
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Characterization of Cannabis Products Purchased for Medical Use in New York State
Schaeffer Center researchers analyzed point-of-sale data from nearly 17,000 medical cannabis patients making 80,000 purchases.
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Price Changes Varied Widely Across California Hospital Systems from 2012 through 2018
Researchers compared prices changes within system and nonsystem hospitals in California.
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Spatial and Temporal Trends in the Diagnosis of Opioid-Related Problems in Commercially-Insured Adolescents and Young Adults
USC researchers looked at claims data from privately insured individuals with an opioid-related problem.
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Recommendations To Address Key Recruitment Challenges of Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trials
An advisory panel of experts convened in 2020 to assess the critical challenges facing recruitment in Alzheimer’s clinical trials and develop a set of recommendations to overcome them.
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Racial Differences in Patient-Reported Symptoms and Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Among Women With Early-Stage, Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer
Are racial differences in symptom burden during the first year of adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) associated with differences in adherence?
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Are Unequal Policies in Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Needed to Improve Equality? An Examination Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles County
USC researchers examine tradeoffs between effectiveness and equality of PrEP.
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Formulary Restrictions and Stroke Risk in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Researchers identified a sample of Medicare beneficiaries with an incident diagnosis of atrial fibrillation.
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