Articles Tagged With: funding
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Lack of Funding, Salary Support for Ethics Consultation Work
Demand for ethics consults is rising, but there is not enough financial support, nor enough staff with specialized training in bioethics. Without commitment and active engagement from leadership, clinical ethics consultants most likely will remain almost poorly resourced, albeit with dedicated volunteers.
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Under-Resourced Public Health Leaves Healthcare Vulnerable
Allison McGeer, MD, an infectious disease specialist in the Sinai Health System and a professor at the University of Toronto, was on the front lines when SARS-1 hit the city in 2003. Hospital Infection Control & Prevention asked her about emerging infections and other issues in this interview.
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Alzheimer’s Research Funding Receives Boost
The fiscal year 2023 federal budget also includes provisions to strengthen accelerated drug approval and Alzheimer’s public health infrastructure.
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Report: U.S. Nurse Workforce to Play Pivotal Role Over Next Decade
National Academy of Medicine calls on extra funding, more comprehensive education, and expanded practice authority. -
Coalition Calls for More Federal Investment in Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention
Groups ask Congress for additional money for research, innovation, surveillance, and stewardship.
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Biden Administration Takes First Steps Against COVID-19
The new president signed a series of executive actions to accelerate nation’s pandemic response.
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CHART Model Offers Two Tracks to Shore Up Rural Healthcare
Recognizing that the way healthcare is funded and delivered in rural communities needs an overhaul, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has unveiled a new approach it hopes will provide a roadmap for how to do just that.
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Family Planning Centers Looking for Solutions in a Difficult Era
In recent years, family planning clinics have faced many obstacles to providing contraceptive access to all patients who need it. Access issues worsened under changes to Title X and the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that allows some employers to opt out of providing contraception coverage. Reproductive health experts worry these recent changes — and COVID-19’s effect on access — could result in more unintended pregnancies.
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Black Researchers at Disadvantage for NIH Funding
Three separate analyses reveal gaps in funding, peer review scores, and publication rates.
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Trump Uses Defense Production Act to Speed Medical Supply Production
Administration invokes Cold War-era authorization to allow American industry to close gap on shortages.