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Two Percent of U.S. Children Receive High Quality Tutoring, Despite Billions Funneled into School Systems

We are far from the goal of providing high-quality tutoring to all who need it.

By Amie Rapaport, Ph.D. and Daniel Silver, PhD

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Eli Lilly Is Cutting Insulin Prices and Capping Copays at $35 – 5 Questions Answered

The drugmaker’s move responded to the growing competition that has shaken up the insulin market in recent years.

By Dana Goldman, PhD and Karen Van Nuys, PhD

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Evidence Base > Drug Pricing
Many Americans Wrongly Assume They Understand What Normal Blood Pressure Is – and That False Confidence Can Be Deadly

Nearly half of all Americans ages 20 and up have high blood pressure. Yet research shows that most people in the US don’t know the cutoff numbers for healthy blood.

By Wändi Bruine de Bruin, MSc, PhD and Mark D. Huffman, MD, MPH

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Evidence Base > Patient and Physician Behavior
Small Cannabis Producers Have Bigger Problems than State Taxes and Regulation

Removing regulations and taxes on cannabis sales would take away resources that are needed to address legitimate public health concerns and won’t solve the supply-side problem.

By Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, PhD

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Evidence Base > Cannabis
Hidden Physician Financial Conflicts of Interest in Dialysis

Nephrologists’ ownership of dialysis facilities doesn’t affect outcomes, but why is it so secret?

By Genevieve P. Kanter, PhD and Eugene Lin, MD, MS

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Evidence Base > Chronic Disease

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