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Candidates are talking about Obamacare—whether they know it or notHealth reform is about more than insurance, writes Dr. Eric B. Larson. It’s also changing racial, economic, and care disparities.
CCHE, Healthy Hearts Northwest, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
2016-05-19
For young adults with cancer, the Clare Project asks: What matters most?Inspired by a family member, Dr. Karen Wernli wants to learn what quality care means for young people with advanced cancer.
Clare Project, terminal illness
2016-05-16
- Mental health research
We study mental health in the hope that one day we won’t need May to be Mental Health Awareness month.
2016-05-16
Can precision medicine break the chain of mental health co-misery?Mental health research excels at linking bad experiences to poor outcomes, writes Dr. Greg Simon. Here’s how to focus on recovery and resilience instead.
Depression, suicide, precision medicine
2016-05-11
Finding safer ways to treat behavioral disorders in kids and teensWith $10 million from NIMH, KPWHRI is leading a multi-site study to ensure safe prescribing of antipsychotic drugs for youth with behavioral disorders.
mental health, prescription medication safety, child safety, antipsychotic drugs
2016-05-05
Prince’s apparent opioid-linked death shows need for new plan for painFor over a decade, Dr. Michael Von Korff and others have been working on a strategy to stop the opioid epidemic. Here’s an outline.
opioids, prescription medication safety
2016-05-05
At what age are you happiest?Group Health Research Institute executive director Dr. Eric Larson unpacks the findings of several life satisfaction studies.
2016-05-04
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Our Seattle offices sit on the occupied land of the Duwamish and by the shared waters of the Coast Salish people, who have been here thousands of years and remain. Learn about practicing land acknowledgment.