Hemodialysis Versus Peritoneal Dialysis Drug Expenditures
By Anshul Bhatnagar, Jingbo Niu, Vivian Ho, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer and Kevin Erickson
Recent initiatives aim to improve…
Vivian Ho, Kevin Erickson May 25, 2023
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Fifty Years of a National Program for the Treatment of Kidney Failure
By Kevin F. Erickson, Melandrea Worsley and Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer
Fifty years ago, on October 30, then-President…
Kevin Erickson December 19, 2022
A Social Network Analysis of Mexico’s Dark Network Alliance Structure
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This article assesses Mexico’s organized crime alliance and subgroup network structures. Through social network…
Nathan P. Jones, Irina Chindea, Daniel Weisz Argomedo, John P. Sullivan December 5, 2022
Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Journal
The European Union's Migration Management Aid: Developing Democracies or Supporting Authoritarianism? The European Union and its member states have invested billions of euros in migration management programs that purport to promote “good migration governance” around the world. But what is the impact of migration management aid on governance outside of the EU?
Kelsey Norman, Nicholas R. Micinski October 17, 2022
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
Transmission Network Investment in a Time of Transition
As the electricity sector transitions to renewable energy with distributed generation, investment in and regulation of energy transmission require careful consideration. This IAEE article analyzes the relevant issues.
Juan Rosellón, Mohammad Hesamzadeh, Darryl Biggar, Hossein Hesamzadeh August 25, 2021
Dealing With Distress From the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mental Health Stressors and Coping Strategies in Vulnerable Latinx Communities
The authors identify mental health stressors and strategies for coping with distress among underserved Latino communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Luz Maria Garcini, Jason Rosenfield, Garrett Kneese, Ruth Bondurant, Kathryn Kanzler April 24, 2021
Development of Machine Learning Algorithms for the Prediction of Financial Toxicity in Localized Breast Cancer Following Surgical Treatment
The authors sought to develop and test a tool that accurately predicts the unique financial burden to individual patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, an American Society of Clinical Oncology Journal
Anaeze C. Offodile II, Chris Sidey-Gibbons, André Pfob, Malke Assad, Stefanos Boukovalas, Yu-Li Lin, Jesse Creed Selber, Charles Butler March 26, 2021
Correlation Between Financial Toxicity, Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction in an Insured Population of Breast Cancer Surgical Patients: A Single-Institution Retrospective Study
This study leverages validated patient-reported outcomes measures to analyze the association between "financial toxicity" and quality of life and satisfaction among women undergoing ablative breast cancer surgery. Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Anaeze C. Offodile II, Christopher J. Coroneos, Yu-Li Lin, Chris Sidey-Gibbons, Malke Asaad, Brian Chin, Stefanos Boukovalas, Margaret S. Roubaud, Makesha Miggins, Donald P. Baumann December 21, 2020
Measuring ‘Reasonably Reliable’ Access to Electricity Services
The authors propose a new way to estimate "reasonably reliable" power and find that 3.5 billion people live without it.
Todd Moss August 21, 2020