Why There Needs to Be A Universal Flu Vaccine
As many as 650,000 people die around the world each year due to the seasonal influenza virus. That’s roughly as many people that would fit in 10 NFL football stadiums on game day.
New research finds private practice physicians less likely to maintain electronic records
Modernizing health records by making them electronic has gained momentum as technology evolves and policies push health care toward digital solutions. But the same trend has not been evident for physicians who remain in private practice, new research finds.
Nursing Home Staffing Shows Wide Fluctuations, New Research Shows
New research published in July's issue of Health Affairs finds wide variability in nurse staffing at U.S. nursing homes.
Study: Why Do Some Generics Under Medicare Part D Cost More Than Brands?
(The following was originally published by the VUMC Communications Office.)
Study finds linkage between economic conditions and child health
There has been a number of studies published that find linkage between economic conditions and the health of adults in America. In general, when the economy worsens, health status tends to decline also.
But now a new study published by Gilbert Gonzales, PhD, assistant professor of health policy, and researchers at the University of Minnesota and Dartmouth University published in the journal Health Economics finds a similar connection between poor economic conditions and child health.
