The Arizona Area Health Education Center (AzAHEC) Program at the University of Arizona Health Sciences https://healthsciences.arizona.edu recently selected the Arizona Advisory Council on Indian Health Care to develop the new American Indian AHEC Regional Center. …Continue reading
NCI Awards $23M for Centers
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) https://www.cancer.gov is awarding $23 million to four academic institutions to use to establish Centers of Excellence to conduct research on the role of telehealth in delivering cancer related healthcare. …Continue reading
WashU & BJC Partnering with CuriMeta
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (WashU) https://medicine.wustl.edu and BJC HealthCare https://www.bjc.org are partnering with CuriMeta https://curimeta.com, a new company using lifesaving research to fight chronic and acute diseases. …Continue reading
CMMI Goals for Health Equity
CMS’ Strategic Plan to advance health equity addresses the health disparities that underlie the health system. CMS defines health equity as the attainment of the highest level of health for all people, where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their optimal health. …Continue reading
Using New Ways to Restore Speech
UC Davis Health https://health.ucdavis.edu is recruiting people for a clinical trial with the goal of building a “neurological prosthesis” for restoring speech to people who have lost or are losing the ability to speak. …Continue reading
GAO Publishes Report on HHS Efforts
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of hospitals to evaluate and care for an increased volume of patients exceeding normal operating capacity which is now known as medical surge. …Continue reading
Developing Novel Therapeutics
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) https://www.bidmc.org and Deerfield Management https://deerfield.com, a healthcare investment firm, recently announced a research collaboration to accelerate discovery of novel therapeutics. …Continue reading