PCORI

Choosing the right treatment for hepatitis C virus infection can be difficult. Patients and doctors want to conquer the infection and prevent liver damage without introducing other problems. In the past decade, drug development has occurred so rapidly that patients and clinicians must base their...

While the United States has some of the best asthma care in the world, that care is not equally accessible to all children and families. Some communities have historically been left behind as we study what works in asthma care. But we are taking steps to change that through purposeful action to...

During National Minority Health Month each April, we highlight PCORI’s large portfolio of research addressing disparities in health and healthcare. PCORI has awarded $192 million to fund 70 research projects on addressing disparities . One of these projects takes on colorectal cancer, for which...

Chronic kidney disease is part of daily life for more than 20 million adults in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over time, this condition can develop into kidney failure, leaving patients to face a difficult choice among treatment options. About 680,...