Opinion | Value-Based Care: Filling Critical Gaps in Care and Clinician Leadership
David Nash is the Founding Dean Emeritus and Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy at the Jefferson College of Population Health. He is a board-certified internist. Follow The value-based care (VBC) model was conceived in the early 2000s in response to the spiraling healthcare costs and suboptimal health outcomes. Now […]
Opinion | Multi-Cancer Early Detection: 20th-Century Fiction Becomes Reality
David Nash is founding dean emeritus and the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy at the Jefferson College of Population Health. Follow In 2020 (the most recent year for which federal U.S. incidence data are available), 1,603,844 new cases of cancer were reported and 602,347 people died of cancer. Despite […]
Opinion | Time to Incorporate Quality Measures Into Telemedicine
David Nash is founding dean emeritus and the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy at the Jefferson College of Population Health. Follow Although remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunication technology may seem like something new, that is not the case. Fun facts: The idea was discussed […]
Researchers uncover why light-to-moderate drinking is tied to better heart health: The findings could help in identifying new interventions that reduce the brain’s stress activity without the negative health effects of alcohol
A new study led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, offers an explanation for why light-to-moderate alcohol consumption may be associated with lower risk of heart disease. For the first time, researchers found that alcohol, in light to moderate quantities, was associated with long-term reductions […]
Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor’s Prostate Cancer
In October 2018, guitarist and founding member of Duran Duran Andy Taylor was riding high. He had just signed a solo record deal and looked forward to starting this next phase of his life. However, he had also noticed that something seemed “off” while jogging, something he described as “arthritic” pain. Shortly after, he noticed […]
Vitamin D benefits and metabolism may depend on body weight: People with higher body mass index had a blunted response to vitamin D supplementation, explaining observed differences in outcomes such as cancer, diabetes, and autoimmune disease
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, have found new evidence that vitamin D may be metabolized differently in people with an elevated body mass index (BMI). The study, appearing in JAMA Network Open, is a new analysis of data from the VITAL trial, a large […]
Bill Belichick’s Oral Hygiene Fumble During Big Game Disgusts Fans
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