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How Dr. Leana Wen’s emergency room lessons translate to primary careDr. Matt Handley, primary care physician, finds a common theme for acute and long-term care in When Doctors Don’t Listen, a book by the 2016 Birnbaum speaker.
social determinants of health, primary care
2016-06-06
Do mast cells hold the key to chronic and unexplained disease?Dr. Jennifer McClure reflects on evidence about mast cells as a key to chronic disease, providing new insights for physicians, researchers, and the public.
2016-06-01
Total Worker Health®: Integrating workplace safety and employee wellnessIn Annals of Internal Medicine, Dr. Grossman and colleagues set a course for research on integrated approaches to keeping workers safe and healthy.
total worker health, P2P, NIOSH
2016-05-31
As Obamacare expands access, clinics use team care to adaptWhen more people are covered, clinics have more patients. Maggie Jones writes that safety net clinics are adjusting, supported by private foundations.
safety net clinics, team care, Obamacare
2016-05-26
Candidates are talking about Obamacare—whether they know it or notHealth reform is about more than insurance, writes Dr. Eric B. Larson. It’s also changing racial, economic, and care disparities.
CCHE, Healthy Hearts Northwest, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
2016-05-19
For young adults with cancer, the Clare Project asks: What matters most?Inspired by a family member, Dr. Karen Wernli wants to learn what quality care means for young people with advanced cancer.
Clare Project, terminal illness
2016-05-16
- Mental health research
We study mental health in the hope that one day we won’t need May to be Mental Health Awareness month.
2016-05-16
Land Acknowledgment
Our Seattle offices sit on the occupied land of the Duwamish and by the shared waters of the Coast Salish people, who have been here thousands of years and remain. Learn about practicing land acknowledgment.