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Often under financial pressure while being asked to do more, hospitals and health systems need new approaches to ensure high-value care.

Letters notifying physicians of patient overdose deaths and providing a plan for the future is an effective intervention, according to new USC Schaeffer Center research

A new USC study suggests that changing labels of vegan food to focus on health and environmental benefits may encourage people to eat less red meat and dairy.

USC’s Clinical Trial Recruitment Lab pilots and evaluates innovative ideas to boost Alzheimer’s awareness and recruit more people of diverse backgrounds to clinical trials.

The campaign could have saved about 670,000 more lives had the vaccines been distributed equitably, according to a working paper from the USC Schaeffer Center and Brown University.

Children infected with the Omicron variant remained infectious for a median time of three days after testing positive for the virus, according to USC Schaeffer Center and Stanford researchers.

Researchers study the health and economics issues associated with cognitive decline and dementia, and particularly the inequitable burden of Alzheimer’s.

A new study from the USC Schaeffer Center and Harvard University is the first to examine the “revolving door” in health care.

Medicare released the list of the first 10 drugs subject to price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), aiming to reduce drug costs for Medicare enrollees and taxpayers.

‘Forgotten middle’ Americans face poorer health, worse economic outcomes and lower homeownership rates, along with increased disability in old age.