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Project PAUSE Addresses Concerns on Facility Staffing, Antipsychotic Medication Metrics
Comment Letter: Protections Against Discrimination Needed in Medical Care and Value Assessment
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Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, or VZV, which is the same virus that causes chickenpox. The virus…
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Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a severe infection of the upper respiratory system caused by bacteria. It can…
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Each year, over one million adults in the U.S. seek hospital care due to pneumonia. While pneumonia is the…
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The Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day campaign was started to increase recognition of the specific heart valve disease risks and symptoms, improve detection and treatment, and ultimately save lives. Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day takes place every February 22 during American Heart Month.
The Alzheimer’s Disease Policy Task Force is an ad hoc coalition of patient, family caregiver, and professional organizations, working collectively to organize and educate the Alzheimer’s disease community and decisionmakers on the Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) Accelerated Approval pathway, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) coverage determination processes for amyloid-targeted monoclonal antibody therapies for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
The Talk NERDY (Nurturing Engagement in Research and Development with You) program empowers older adults, their family caregivers, clinicians, and health researchers to learn about patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) and how we can all work together to develop – and implement – research that answers the questions that matter most to patients.
There are many ways you can help accelerate the pace of scientific discoveries and their application to vastly improve the universal human experience of aging and health:
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February 22 is Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day. Valve disease affects more than 11 million Americans. Learn more about risk factors, symptoms, and join the “Listen to Your Heart” Challenge today!
