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Check It: How Drug Testing Programs Can Reduce Overdose Deaths

There have been promising developments in recent years in the fight to reduce overdose deaths. But barriers to drug checking and other overdose prevention tools remain throughout the country, writes fellow Katharine Neill Harris.

Katharine Neill Harris September 2, 2022

Center for Health and Biosciences | U.S. Health System Transformation | Journal

A Comparison of U.S. Medicare Expenditures for Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis

Observations that peritoneal dialysis (PD) may be an effective, lower-cost alternative to hemodialysis for the treatment of ESKD have led to policies encouraging PD and subsequent increases in its use in the United States.

Vivian Ho, Kevin Erickson August 19, 2022

Center for Health and Biosciences | Commentary

When in Rome, NY ... Don't Do as Forbidden in Rome, PA: The US' Increasingly Convoluted Regulation of Early Human Development Research

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn the landmark 1973 decision Roe v. Wade, foretold earlier this year by Politico’s…

Daniel Moralí June 29, 2022

Center for Energy Studies | Commentary

2022 Ocean Shipping Reform Act: The Cure Is Worse Than the Disease

Whenever the United States Senate votes unanimously for anything it should be taken as a good sign of cooperation, but…

Edward M. Emmett May 12, 2022

U.S. Health System Transformation | Center for Health and Biosciences | Journal

Association Between Hospital Private Equity Acquisition and Outcomes of Acute Medical Conditions Among Medicare Beneficiaries

A study found that private equity acquisition of hospitals had no substantial association with the patient-level outcomes examined, although it was associated with a moderate improvement in mortality among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction.

Anaeze C. Offodile II May 2, 2022

Center for Health and Biosciences | Journal

Current Approaches in Telehealth and Telerehabilitation for Spinal Cord Injury

Living with a spinal cord injury (SCI) is challenging and complex, requiring significant support and effort from the…

Jan Lindsay April 26, 2022

A nurse administers a COVID-19 vaccination.

Center for Health and Biosciences | Biomedical Research | Science and Technology Policy | Policy Brief

Failures in COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Data Collection Complicated Efforts to Ensure Vaccine Equity in Texas

As the pandemic persisted across the state, did Texans living in cities have better access to Covid-19 vaccines than those in rural areas? How did race or age factor in? The authors assess the successes and shortfalls of Texas' vaccine distribution strategy, and how to do better next time.

Kirstin R.W. Matthews, Rekha Lakshmanan March 4, 2022