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Spotlight on National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month
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More than 100,000 people in the United States have sickle cell disease —a group of inherited red blood cell disorders that affect blood flow and the body’s use of oxygen…
Promising Evidence for Telehealth Strategies for the Delivery of Maternal Health Care
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The COVID-19 pandemic triggered many uncertainties and concerns for pregnant people, who were faced with navigating frequent prenatal and postpartum healthcare visits under risk of COVID-19 exposure. The pandemic has…
Study Makes Strides in Improving Parental Mental Health
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Every time a parent leaves our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to take their child home, we are asking them to do superhuman things. At Children’s National Hospital, the tasks…
PCORI-Funded Project Featured on Good Morning America Website
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ABC News’ flagship morning program Good Morning America recently featured an online story on care for people with Down syndrome that highlighted a PCORI-funded project. The story about 28-year-old Cristina…
Can Some MS Patients Safely Stop Taking Medicines?
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Multiple sclerosis is an often disabling neurological condition that affects about 400,000 people in the United States. People with MS can develop a wide variety of symptoms, including vision problems…
Can Patients with MS Safely Stop Taking Medicine as They Age? DISCOMS Trial's Results Indicate It's a Reasonable Option for Some
Research Study Highlight
Although new results from an ongoing PCORI-funded study into whether some patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) can safely stop taking certain kinds of medications as they age weren’t conclusive in…