COVID-19 VACCINE CLINICAL TRIAL CONCERNS

Indicates the importance of ensuring that key demographic groups experiencing the ravages of this disease are represented adequately in upcoming stage three clinical trials. Read More

PRESIDENT’S CORNER

ASAHP President Phyllis King discusses leadership during a time of change with a focus on helping academic teams with transition by working with campus administration to clarify the vision and establish structures that support change. Read More

EFFECTIVE CORONAVIRUS MESSAGES FROM ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

Identifies the top five communicators based on frequency and consistency of mention according to an annual Student Sentiment Survey conducted by the firm Eduventures. Read More

CONGRESS IN A TIME OF CORONAVIRUS

Contains some details about an initiative by U.S. senators to increase access to telehealth because of its potential to expand availability of health care, reduce costs, and improve health outcomes. Read More

HEALTH REFORM DEVELOPMENTS

Points out how Medicare is on an unsustainable trajectory and identifies fundamental changes that must be addressed in the federal-state Medicaid program. Read More

DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Describes how doubts and uncertainties are affecting decisions on whether to reopen schools at all academic levels and some thoughts on how to rethink accreditation and quality assurance. Read More

QUICK STAT (SHORT, TIMELY, AND TOPICAL)

• Prevalence Of Tooth Loss Among Older Adults, 2015-2018

• Opioid-Involved Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, And Deaths 

• Personalized Mapping Of Drug Metabolism By The Human Gut Microbiome 

• Magnetoelectric Materials For Miniature, Wireless Neural Stimulation At Therapeutic Frequencies Read More

AVAILABLE RESOURCES ACCESSIBLE ELECTRONICALLY

• Advancing Adolescent Flourishing: Moving Policy Upstream

• Preparing For The Next Pandemic

• New Data On Community Resilience In The Face Of Disasters Read More

NIH FUNDING AND THE PURSUIT OF EDGE SCIENCE

Reveals the degree to which the NIH is successful in funding work with novel ideas, known as “edge science,” and some reasons why support for this endeavor is not as robust as it could be. Read More

TRANSHUMANISM AND THE PROSPECT OF NEVER HAVING TO DIE

Enthusiasm persists in some quarters that human death can be overcome, but at least in the short term, that quest still has a considerable way to go to reach fruition. Read More