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February 1, 2006 | Journal Article
This article is the third in a three-part series describing the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program, an advanced leadership program for nurses in senior executive roles who aspire to help lead and shape the U.S. health care system of ...
February 1, 2006 | Journal Article
This study analyzes how stigma attaches to particular health disorders, and how the association becomes loosened. Focusing on a few disorders, including hookworm, cancer, and sickle cell anemia, the author illustrates the interaction of disease, race and stigma.
February 1, 2006 | Journal Article
This study followed 518,240 elderly couples enrolled in Medicare in 1993 for nine years to determine whether there was an association between hospitalization of a spouse and a partner's risk of death. The "bereavement effect"—referring to the increa ...
January 31, 2006 | Story
Griffin Rodgers is nationally and internationally recognized for his contributions to the development of effective therapy for sickle cell anemia and other genetic diseases of hemoglobin.
January 31, 2006 | Program Result
The University of Washington conducts a free, six-week intensive summer academic enrichment program to help minority and disadvantaged college students compete successfully for admission to medical and dental school.
January 31, 2006 | Program Result
The New Jersey Medical School conducts a free, six-week intensive summer academic enrichment program to help minority and disadvantaged college students compete successfully for admission to medical and dental school.
January 17, 2006 | Journal Article
Physician performance failures are not rare and pose threats to patient safety. While it is medicine's fiduciary responsibility to ensure the safety of the performance of colleagues, few hospitals respond to physician performance failures effectivel ...
January 8, 2006 | Story
Herbert, a nurse and hospital administrator with OhioHealth, was named president of Dublin Methodist Hospital and tasked with developing a world-class, patient-centered health care facility.
January 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Socioeconomic position (SEP), frequently used in health related research, represents a complex and often undefined set of factors. This article presents the second half of a comprehensive glossary of indicators of SEP. The authors describe what each ...
January 1, 2006 | Journal Article
A collection of recent public health research has turned to the relationship of social capital and its impact on health and well being. Criticism of this work focuses on lack of theoretical support and use of flawed methodology. This paper addresses ...