Opinion | The Truth About What Health Information Exchanges Can and Cannot Do
Turbow is a primary care physician and health services researcher. Ali is a family physician and vice chair of research. Most people think their doctor has access to all their health information, no matter where they were seen. You’ve probably experienced this firsthand: a patient arrives for an appointment, only for you to lack access […]
Opinion | Would You Switch a Patient’s Medication If You Knew the Cost?
Sloan is a primary care physician and health services researcher. Goss is an associate professor of emergency medicine and clinical informatics. Sinaiko is a researcher and assistant professor of health economics and policy. Put yourself into your patients’ shoes for a moment. Imagine you are visiting your primary care provider (PCP) today to follow up […]
Opinion | What If Trial Participants Knew Their Contributions Were for Naught?
Gamertsfelder is a clinical and policy researcher. Osipenko leads a non-profit dedicated to improving the quality and integrity of clinical research. I am greeted with a tired smile when I arrive to conduct my weekly clinical trial visit. For some of my home-based participants, I am the only face they have seen all week. Each […]
Path to Multiple Sclerosis Cure on the Horizon
MILAN — A path to a cure for multiple sclerosis (MS) may be on the horizon, a top MS researcher suggested. The field faces a great opportunity to advance from suppressing the disease to curing it, said Stephen Hauser, MD, of the University of California San Francisco, in the keynote speech at the joint meeting […]
Opinion | Are Obesity Drugs for Adolescents Cost-Effective?
Hur is a professor of medicine and epidemiology, and a healthcare innovations researcher. Lim is a research analyst. Anti-obesity medications have been making major headlines in the news. From nationwide shortages to publicized usage by celebrities, there is constant buzz about how these medications can lead to weight reduction in a relatively short time frame. […]
Opinion | Challenges in Developing Long COVID Criteria
Jason is a psychology professor and community researcher. Hansel is a research assistant. In a recent JAMA article, researchers provided a new approach for identifying individuals with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), commonly referred to as long COVID. Because this article — from Tanayott Thaweethai, PhD, and colleagues — was part of the large, federally […]
Opinion | Long COVID Persists as a Mass Disabling Event
Bonuck is a pediatric health researcher and a professor of family and social medicine. The latest CDC data on long COVID in U.S. adults and an alarming World Health Organization (WHO) statement about its long-term impact underscore the pandemic’s lingering and debilitating effects. Like the satirical film “Don’t Look Up,” in which scientists couldn’t focus […]
A student’s poor eating habits can lead to a lifetime of illness
A UBC Okanagan researcher is cautioning that a person’s poor eating habits established during post-secondary studies can contribute to future health issues including obesity, respiratory illnesses and depression. Dr. Joan Bottorff, a Professor with UBCO’s School of Nursing, is one of several international researchers who published a multi-site study looking at the eating habits of […]