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COVID-19 Spotlights Limitations of the American Healthcare System and Exacerbates Deaths of Despair, Say Case and Deaton
Deaton and Case discussed healthcare trends in the context of their latest book, Deaths of Despair and the Future of American Capitalism, during a Schaeffer Center webinar.
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The Dental Care Program at School Was Something to Smile About. Until the Pandemic Hit
Virtual Dental Home provided low-income parents access to dental care for their kids at schools, providing early prevention, treatment and oral health guidance. The coronavirus shut down this essential service.
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Coronavirus Treatments, Not Just Vaccines, Will Save Lives and Generate Value
Treatment for COVID-19 would deliver up to $106 billion in gains by the end of 2021 a new USC Schaeffer Center analysis finds.
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5 COVID-19 Myths
Joyce writes that the purveyors of these myths, including politicians who have been soft peddling the impact of the coronavirus, aren’t doing the country any favors.
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Supply Chain Failures Amid Covid‐19 Signal a New Pillar for Global Health Preparedness
We have come to realize we have to give the healthcare supply chain our full and immediate attention.
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Group Testing for Coronavirus – Called Pooled Testing – Could Be the Fastest and Cheapest Way to Increase Screening Nationwide
Screening multiple samples with a single test gets more people diagnosed using fewer supplies. Darius Lakdawalla and Erin Trish explain how it works and how it could help the U.S.
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Older Adults Perceived Higher Risk of Dying From COVID-19, but Were More Optimistic in the Early Days of the U.S. Epidemic
A USC Schaeffer study examined age-related COVID-19 risk perception among more than 6,500 American adults.
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Measures and Models for Longevity and Aging: The Burden of Mortality from COVID-19
Ho suggests that researchers need to recognize the strengths and limitations of data produced from life expectancy models in the short-term, and also appreciate the crucial role such models will play in understanding the evolution of population health in the long term.
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Schaeffer Study Shows Public Investment in Stem Cell Research Makes Economic Sense
Stem cell research holds promise for generating breakthroughs against conditions including Alzheimer’s, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, vision loss—and even COVID-19.
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Preparing For The Next COVID-19 Crisis: A Strategy To Save Safety-Net Hospitals
The authors warn against impending waves of morbidity from hospital closures and propose a comprehensive plan to protect vulnerable safety-net facilities.
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