HRT May Protect Against Alzheimer’s for High-Risk Women
February 13, 2013 | Story
A pioneering study reveals new evidence that estrogen may slow aging.
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Working Together to Improve Health: Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Q&A
October 28, 2012
A conversation with RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey on working across sectors to improve people's health.
Prevention or Treatment: Why Is Heart Disease Mortality Dropping?
October 24, 2012 | Story
Forty years of debate has failed to identify the most effective method of reducing coronary artery disease.
American Women Continue to Lose Ground on Life Expectancy
October 2, 2012 | Story
A scholar charts the growing gap in longevity among women and looks for clues and preventive measures to reverse a dangerous trend.
Comparison Between US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations and Medicare Coverage
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A disconnect is evident—some task force-recommended services are not covered while other nonrecommended services are covered.
Fall Prevention in Acute Care Hospitals
November 3, 2010 | Journal Article
A tailored communication and intervention effort–the Fall Prevention Tool Kit–can reduce hospital falls, especially in elderly.
Lessons from the Mammography Wars
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The controversy surrounding adjustments to mammography guidelines has demonstrated that the health care industry needs to recognize gray areas in treatment and work to keep vested interests from dictating guidelines for care.
Individual- Versus Group-Based Financial Incentives for Weight Loss
April 2, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examined two incentive designs—an individual—and a group-based design—promoting weight loss among 105 obese employees at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Rural African American Parents' Knowledge and Decisions About Human Papillomavirus Vaccination
November 5, 2012 | Journal Article
This study reveals what factors led to decisions about vaccinating or planning to vaccinate a child against HPV.
Spending Money to Save Money in Health Care
April 5, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Investing in programs that prevent chronic diseases would ultimately decrease the costly long-term expenditures driven by those diseases, Ashok Reddy writes.