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Knowledge Translation and the Opioid Crisis
Rapid solutions to the opioid crisis remain elusive. Prescriptions for opioids have decreased. Yet, supply limits have not reduced fatalities. Demand-side interventions have not fared any better.
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Among Young Latino Adults, Noncitizens Are at Greater Risk of Death Than Naturalized and U.S.-Born Citizens
Latino immigrants, especially noncitizens, face a much greater risk of dying than their U.S.-born peers, USC researchers have found.
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The High Cost of ‘Free’ Covid Testing
Insurance companies will inevitably pass the costs of free tests on through higher premiums or reduced benefits.
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New USC Study Finds People of Color Live More Years with Dementia Diagnosis Than Non-Hispanic Whites
These findings further reinforce the need for targeted support and resources for families and patients living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
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Improving Care of People With Serious Medical Illness—An Economic Research Agenda for Palliative Care
More people are living with serious illness as the population ages, and patients with socioeconomic disadvantages bear the greatest burdens of poor care.
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California Should Lead on Health Technology Assessment
California has the opportunity to take the lead on incorporating value-based pricing of health technology in the state healthcare system.
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More than 7 in 10 L.A. County Adults Were Vaccinated or Had COVID Antibodies Before Delta and Omicron Surges
A new USC study shows herd immunity is unlikely to happen.
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We Should Double Down on Treatments for Those at High Risk Instead of Pushing Boosters and Tests for Everyone
Billions of dollars now committed to home-testing masses of people could be saved if we tested only the symptomatic. Those funds would be better spent supporting access to affordable COVID treatment for people with a high risk of hospitalization.
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Smog for Kids is Bad. Smog for Grown-Ups Might Be Worse.
Editor’s note: This story was first published by The Orange County Register on December 30, 2021 and written by Claudia Boyd-Barrett. Amparo Miramontes and her husband thought they’d found the perfect place to raise a family when they moved with their baby daughter from Burbank to Fontana in 2010. They bought a spacious, five-bedroom home for […]
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Top Schaeffer Studies of 2021
Over the past year, Schaeffer Center experts authored over 130 journal articles and 14 white papers. They were also in the media about 5,500 times, including authoring over 40 op-eds and blog posts. Below is a look back at a few of the most impactful studies from 2021.