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Junko Takeshita Wins Young Investigator Award

The American Academy of Dermatology has selected Junko Takeshita, MD, PhD, MSCE, for a 2018 Young Investigator Award. Dr. Takeshita spoke on camera about disparities in care—such as racial disparities in treatment for severe psoriasis—at the AAD’s annual meeting. View her remarks.

AGA Honors David Goldberg and James Lewis

The American Gastroenterological Association has honored David Goldberg, MD, MSCE (pictured) with its Young Investigator Award and James Lewis, MD, MSCE, with its Distinguished Educator Award. The awards acknowledge outstanding contributions and achievements in gastroenterology. Read more.

Sean Hennessy Appointed to National Committee on Public-Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

Sean Hennessy, PharmD, PhD, has been appointed to a committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, which will review and grade public-health emergency preparedness and response practices. The committee will provide conclusions that communities and public agencies could adopt, and make recommendations for future research to address critical gaps. Read more.

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In the News

Hepatitis C Patients Often Denied Live-Saving Drugs

June 2018

New research led by Vincent Lo Re III, MD, MSCE, shows that people with hepatitis C still frequently meet with insurance denials for once-a-day pills that became available in the United States in 2014 and have a 95 percent cure rate, with few side effects. Read more.

Read the article in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

In the Battle to Help Smokers Quit, Cash Is Key

May 2018

Providing aids such as nicotine patches and chewing gum doesn't help employees kick the smoking habit, and neither does giving them e-cigarettes, shows new research led by by Scott Halpern, MD, PhD. Supplementing the aids with financial incentives is three times more effective than giving them alone. Read more.

Read the article in Reuters.

Like Humans, Dogs Born in Summer Likelier to Get Heart Disease

May 2018

Dogs born in the summer are at higher risk for heart disease than pups born at other times of year, according to a new study led by Mary R. Boland, PhD. Exposure to outdoor air pollution during pregnancy and at the time of birth, a culprit previously implicated in a study of humans, may be to blame. Read more.

Read the article in U.S. News and World Report
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How can we answer and anticipate the pressing health issues we face together as a society? At the CCEB we rise to that challenge through research and training in epidemiology and in biostatistics. We solve problems facing patients and populations. MORE

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