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January 31, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees.
October 1, 2005 | Story
Merchant was recruited to the University of Michigan as an assistant professor and developer of a molecular biology laboratory.
May 17, 2013 | Story
RWJF scholar conducts first study to examine effects of high- and low-fat dairy intake on breast cancer survival.
January 24, 2013 | Story
Ralph Horwitz has helped to train nearly 75 scholars for faculty careers in general medicine and general pediatrics.
December 6, 2012 | Story
RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar program director honored for work to protect battered women from injury and death.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article analyzes the costs and benefits of a comprehensive pregnancy prevention program using community-based participatory research techniques. Researchers found that benefits to society exceeded costs by over $10,000 per year per adolescent.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
How doctors present information, and whether their clients realize the information was presented, are more important to patient satisfaction than what specific content a doctor relays, according to this novel study comparing how parents and trained observers perceived the doctors' communications during pediatric visits.
March 19, 2009 | Journal Article
Heart failure in African Americans under 50 occurs at 20 times the incidence of heart failure in Caucasians under 50. Additionally, risk factors for this condition--obesity, kidney disease, and hypertension--are already present in young African Americans, and go largely unaddressed.
April 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The authors performed a structured literature review to enhance understanding of factors that both impede and enhance disclosure of medical errors. They performed a MEDLINE search of related articles published between 1975 and 2004, which yielded 5, ...
August 1, 2006 | Journal Article
In the current study, investigators examined sexual health services provided to urban adolescent females. The study also focused on predictors of gynecologic care for sexually active adolescents. Study participants were 819 girls attending public hi ...