Public Health

Impact of a prescription drug copayment policy on prescription drug and health services utilization in an Oregon Medicaid population. Health care costs associated with th [...]

A package of interventions to introduce emergency contraception (EC) to Mexico was implemented, resulting in addition of EC to the national family planning guidelines in [...]

Ethnic differences in organ transplant recipient outcomes are well documented, but research in organ donors are lacking. Given the current shortage of organs available fo [...]

Research has shown that there are health disparities depending on a patient's race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, insurance status, and other attributes. Although stud [...]

Nontuberculosis mycobacterium (NTM) infections often result in a chronic, debilitating pulmonary disease. Diagnosis and recognition of NTM infections is increasing, yet r [...]

Bladder cancer is a costly cancer to manage with high post-operative morbidity and readmission frequencies. Clinical benefits of robotic-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC [...]

Patient surveys indicate that women are interested in contraceptive methods that reduce menstruation frequency, yet most are unaware that such options exist. Extended-use [...]

Adverse birth outcomes disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minorities in the US and are associated with both short- and long- term health consequences. Individua [...]

Breast cancer is a leading cause of illness and death among women in the United States, being the second most common cancer after non-melanoma skin cancer. It is also the [...]

The tuberculin skin test (TST) has been the traditional method of testing for the presence of latent TB infection (LTBI) in HCW in low incidence countries. The TST is su [...]