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Applying to be a RCMAR Scientist
Since 2012, the Schaeffer Center has received $6.1 million in funding from the NIH to fund pilot projects by junior scholars focused on addressing disparities. This year we are seeking junior scientists concentrating on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in minority populations.
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COVID-19 May Move the Needle on Value-Based Payment
Erin Trish, Elizabeth Fowler, and Paul Ginsburg discussed the future of value-based payment models at a recent webinar viewed by over 500 people.
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Middle-Aged Americans Report More Pain Than the Elderly
A new study has found that today’s less-educated Americans experience higher levels of pain than did previous generations.
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After Decades of Disappointment, a Turning Point Is Visible in Alzheimer’s Treatment
The USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy hosted a webinar featuring national thought leaders to examine hopeful signs in clinical development and policy that will ensure access to treatments and diagnostics.
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NIA-Funded Center Addresses Social, Economic Impacts of Alzheimer’s
The new center will explore innovative ways to ease the disease’s toll on individuals, families and caregivers while also developing strategies to reduce its burden on healthcare systems with an international team of researchers.
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COVID-19 is Exacerbating Challenges for Individuals with Addiction
The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting efforts to control substance abuse according to Assistant Secretary of Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, MD, who spoke with Rosalie Liccardo Pacula and Adam Leventhal.
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New Digital Health Project Will Include Traditionally Underrepresented Americans
Ritika Chaturvedi will lead the American Life in Real-time (ALiR) project, which will use digital technologies to create precision public health interventions that focus on reducing health disparities.
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COVID-19 Spotlights Limitations of the American Healthcare System and Exacerbates Deaths of Despair, Say Case and Deaton
Deaton and Case discussed healthcare trends in the context of their latest book, Deaths of Despair and the Future of American Capitalism, during a Schaeffer Center webinar.
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A Letter to RCMAR Scientists, Faculty, and Staff
This letter from June 8, 2020, was penned by 30 RCMAR directors to RCMAR scientists, faculty and staff.
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Pacula Examines Pitfalls in the Legalized Marijuana Marketplace
As the marijuana industry marches toward mainstream acceptance, policymakers are turning to Rosalie Liccardo Pacula to help ensure that its popularity does not outpace scientific understanding of its risks.