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Meghan Ross

Jan 24 2022
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CHIBE Q&A with Maeve Moran

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Read our CHIBE Q&A with Maeve Moran, MSc, a clinical research coordinator who works with the Center for Health Incentives & Behavioral Economics. What are you working on right now? I currently support two CHIBE projects, both within Dr. Kevin Volpp’s Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Initiative. The first, led by Dr. Volpp and Dr. Alexander Fanaroff, is a multisite study that aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention involving behavioral economics approaches – namely gamification and social support – to augment physical activity in Black and Hispanic breast and prostate cancer survivors. The second, led by Dr. Volpp and Dr….

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Jan 24 2022
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The Atlantic: A Very Simple Way to Get America Boosted

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From The Atlantic: Theoretically, incentives should work. Offering people cash to change health behaviors—whether to quit smoking or keep up with exercise—made a difference in previous studies. Cash might provide a fence-sitter justification to get vaccinated, or it might offer cover for someone whose desire for a vaccine goes against local social norms. And even though the COVID vaccines are free, they come with indirect costs, such as lost wages when taking time off from work to get a shot. But theory is different from practice. “It was completely unprecedented for 24 states, more or less at the same time, to…

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Jan 22 2022
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CNBC: Experts seriously doubt whether patent waivers on Covid-19 vaccines will ever come to be

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From CNBC: It’s been well over a year since a landmark proposal brought the issue of patent waiver for the mRNA Covid vaccine to the spotlight. But many observers don’t see that waiving the intellectual property (IP) rights on Covid vaccines is an effective way to put a stop to the pandemic. Supporters of patent waivers like Harsha Thirumurthy, associate professor of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania, argue the issue lies at the heart of the reason why vaccines are less accessible in lower-income countries. “It limits how much manufacturing there can be of that product or…

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Jan 03 2022
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Insider: An ER doc says separate COVID-19 clinics should be set up to allow overstretched ERs to focus only on emergency cases

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From Insider: An ER doctor has suggested that US healthcare systems need to be smarter with adapting to the Omicron wave of COVID-19 infections, with one solution being to re-direct milder cases of COVID-19 out of the emergency rooms so doctors can focus on those who need urgent care. Mucio Kit Delgado, an ER doctor and assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, posted several ideas on how the country’s stressed healthcare systems can deal with COVID-19. In a Twitter thread posted on January 3, Delgado said that the Omicron variant is “crazy contagious,” observing that health…

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Dec 31 2021
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Philly Voice: In a time of uncertainty, a healthy lifestyle is a dependable benefit

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From The Philly Voice:  When it comes to your health, it’s hard to focus on anything outside of the most dominant health event in our lifetime. COVID-19 is responsible for more than 800,000 deaths, suffering and an enormous disruption to our lives. Even the vaccines have been a trigger for debate. And, with the entry of the omicron variant, it is difficult to know where we’ll be this time next year. With all this uncertainty, what remains constant is the value proposition of a healthy lifestyle. It can go a long way to stemming the impact of COVID-19 and, more generally, the…

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Dec 29 2021
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Philadelphia Citizen Names CHIBE Faculty as Citizens of the Year

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The Philadelphia Citizen recognized two CHIBE-affiliated faculty members as “Citizens of the Year” in 2021. The outlet described Eugenia South, MD, MS, and Alison Buttenheim, PhD, MBA, and her Dear Pandemic colleagues as “some of the most dedicated Philadelphians who inspired us over the last year.” Dr. South, a CHIBE-affiliated faculty member and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia, and Florencia Greer Polite, MD, a Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn, were recognized for their efforts to reduce COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Black health…

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Dec 29 2021
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Philly Voice: Encouraging use of buprenorphine in emergency departments improves opioid use disorder care, study finds

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From Philly Voice: A program designed by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania to encourage the use of buprenorphine significantly increased its use in emergency departments, a new study finds. Buprenorphine – a drug that can help people overcome opioid addiction – stabilizes withdrawal and reduces cravings. Research has shown that not only does it help people with opioid use disorder stay in treatment, but it also reduces overdose deaths and other associated complications. However, the researchers found that not all doctors authorized to administer the drug did so. Some gave it to 61% of their patients with opioid use disorders, while others…

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Dec 22 2021
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mmHealth Intelligence: Penn Gets $20M to Study Role of Remote Patient Monitoring for Alzheimer’s

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From mmHealth Intelligence: Researchers from Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania have received a grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) that will help further their research about the use of remote patient monitoring to improve at-home care for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and older adults. “Penn is uniquely poised to serve as a research and innovation accelerator based on our expertise in geriatric medicine, aging, Alzheimer’s disease, and biomedical informatics,” Karlawish stated in the press release. “We aim to advance the development of effective solutions that will be used in the real world and ultimately improve the lives of older adults…

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