This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • National Institute on Aging reports that new guidelines define the difference between Alzheimer’s disease and another, similar condition. • What does this distinction mean for diagnosis and treatment of dementia? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A study published in the International Journal of Environmental Health Research has found that adults who had close childhood contact with the environment have better mental and physical health.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A new RAND Corporation study shows the benefits of allowing pharmacists to administer naloxone, the opioid antidote, without a physician’s prescription. States that have already adopted this law…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for PSI, Miles Kemplay of the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation discusses the rise of self-care in healthcare and how it shifts power to the hands of consumers. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for the Christensen Institute, Jessica Plante highlights the importance of population health management and how it can be leveraged to reduce the burden of chronic disease.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to a new survey from RAND Corp., 75 percent of principals say that their schools have begun to prioritize building social-emotional skills in students. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A new RAND Corporation study examining the usage of cannabis and tobacco/nicotine products together has produced negative results; young adults exhibited lower functionality and more problematic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Christensen Institute discusses the high cost of hospital care and the benefits behind making homes and communities the default location for healthcare. · How do the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers identified substantial biological differences among cognitively defined subgroups of Alzheimer’s patients, which scientists think will help create a precision medicine approach to treat the disease. •…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This video from the RAND Corporation gives an overview of testimony from Terri Tanielian on how to approach suicide prevention of U.S. veterans that she presented before…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sandy Garçon at PSI interviews health care providers working in HIV care in Africa and asks them questions to help us understand how HIVST self-care turned skeptics…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • RAND Corporations reveal how research around effectively addressing the mental health consequences of war led to conversations and policy changes around PTSD and depression in veterans. …