AARP Solutions Forum on Advancing Health in America: Maximizing Nursing's Impact
June 15, 2011 | Story
View an archived webcast of the June 13, 2011, forum, presented in collaboration with the National Rural Health Association and RWJF.
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Access to and Affordability of Care in Massachusetts as of Fall 2008
May 28, 2009 | Issue Brief
Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Differences
Acute Myocardial Infarction Length of Stay and Hospital Mortality are Not Associated with Language Preference
February 1, 2008 | Journal Article
In this study, the researchers examine the relationship between language preferences, length of stay and in-hospital mortality for a group of patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
A Foundation's Innovative Grant Program Supports Unconventional Health-Care Solutions
October 28, 2012 | Journal Article
The Pioneer Portfolio is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s innovation arm, committed to harnessing a pipeline of ideas to serve the social good.
A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Amygdala and Medial Prefrontal Cortex Responses to Overtly Presented Fearful Faces in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
March 1, 2005 | Journal Article
The present study explored amygdala hyperresponsivity for individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
Agustin Escalante, MD
October 1, 2005 | Story
Escalante has authored dozens of articles in such peer-reviewed journals as Arthritis and Rheumatism, the Journal of Rheumatology, the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, and the American Journal of Medicine.
Amanda Gaynor Ashley Is Delivering Needed Dental Care on the North Slope of Alaska
October 8, 2009 | Story
Ashley is being honored for expanding oral health services to the residents of this northern slope community and the surrounding villages.
APRNs a "Big Part of the Solution" to the Primary Care Provider Shortage
August 29, 2011 | Story
Advanced practice registered nurses are filling unmet needs for primary care, especially in rural and underserved areas. A large body of research shows they are as adept as physicians at providing primary care.
Are "Dental Enterprise Zones" Ready to, as Dentists Say, Open Wide?
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
Oral Health America began planning a five-year program intended to establish at least 20 new model dental practices in underserved and impoverished communities across America.
Are Physicians Discussing Prostate Cancer Screening with Their Patients and Why or Why Not?
July 1, 2007 | Journal Article
This article assessed whether primary care physicians routinely discuss prostate cancer screening with their patients, and explored the barriers to and facilitators of these discussions.