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Rising health care costs demand action to protect common resourcesDr. Eric Larson issues a challenge to politicians and health care professionals: Talk about health care costs and take action to slow their growth.
social determinants of health, SDoH, cost, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
2016-06-21
Living well, dying later in the US14.8 years separates the life expectancies of the poorest one percent and the richest one percent.
2016-06-14
- The 1 percent’s longevity: income is not the only inequality
How does a study of more than 1.4 billion tax records and 4 million deaths show us ways to improve disparities? Dr. Eric Larson explains.
2016-06-13
- June is #BrainAwarenessMonth
Group Health Research Institute studies brain health and shares our research findings to help you and your loved ones be more healthy.
2016-06-10
Addressing social determinants of health through researchMany Kaiser Permanente studies look at the social side of health—and help to lessen related health disparities.
social determinants of health, SDoH, health disparities
2016-06-09
New breast cancer research will study supplemental screening methodsBreast Cancer Surveillance Consortium receives $7.5 million to investigate supplemental breast MRI and tomosynthesis.
2016-06-08
How Dr. Leana Wen’s emergency room lessons translate to primary careDr. Matt Handley, primary care physician, finds a common theme for acute and long-term care in When Doctors Don’t Listen, a book by the 2016 Birnbaum speaker.
social determinants of health, primary care
2016-06-06
