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Back to school: Nurse seeks training to help bridge mental health care gap in rural NC

NC Health News

Credit: Courtesy of East Carolina University Weve lost a lot Rural health care access in general across North Carolina has suffered in recent years. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC Chapel Hill. At least 10 other hospitals in rural towns across the state are at risk of going under.

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Wildfires are complicating cancer care: Study

The Hill

"There are currently no guidelines for protecting the health and safety of patients recovering from lung cancer surgery during wildfires in the United States, lead author Leticia Nogueira, scientific director of health services research at the American Cancer Society, said ina statement.

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Patient brokers prey on those struggling with addiction; new campaign works to stop them

NC Health News

Treatment facilities and providers may also misrepresent their services or their accreditation status. In a 2023 study in the BMC Health Services Research journal , researchers interviewed treatment professionals and people with opioid use disorder about patient brokering.

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Colditz receives award from Susan G. Komen

Washington University in St. Louis - Institute for

Komen for his pivotal advances in implementation science, health services research, epidemiology, and evidence-based interventions to enhance breast cancer outcomes. Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, received the Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Population Science by Susan G.

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Raising Awareness of aTTP in the African American Community, a Provider’s Perspective

Black Health Matters

Black Health Matters: Could you tell us about your day to day practice and what you treat on a typical day. I also primarily run a health services research program that’s looking at the big picture of how we care for patients with blood clotting disorders, including aTTP.

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Public Health Faculty Scholars honored

Washington University in St. Louis - Institute for

Public Health Faculty Scholars, Jeremy Goldbach and Jin Huang , also Brown School faculty have been named 2025 Fellows of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. Established in conjunction with the Brown School, the Aaron Rosen Lecture is one of the highest honors in social work research. Read about their honor.

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Welcome to our New ProMED-EAFR Moderators

20th International Congress on Infectious Diseases

One of his major achievements in the Somali public health sector is the reestablishment of the National Public Health Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) of Somalia after its destruction during the war in Somalia. He is passionate about public health services, research, academic teaching and training and sport.