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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…
PCORI approves $258 million to fund research studies addressing mental health, heart-related care, and a range of chronic and acute conditions
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved funding awards totaling $258 million to support 26 new research studies. These studies aim to fill evidence gaps and…
MEDIA ADVISORY: PCORI Hosts Virtual Briefing on Suicide Prevention in Youth and Young Adults
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WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) will kick off a virtual convening on suicide prevention with an emphasis on youth and young adults hosted by the…
Helping Make Veterans Research More Patient-Centered
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One of the goals PCORI set in its strategic plan is to influence research to become more patient-centered. Engaging patients and healthcare stakeholders in the research process is central to…
PCORI-Funded Researchers Seek Ways to Address Youth Suicide
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This month PCORI joins researchers, people with lived experience, health experts, medical professionals, and millions of other stakeholders to mark National Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide is the tenth leading cause…
PCORI approves $254 million to fund 28 new research studies addressing urgent health problems
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The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $254 million in funding for 28 new research studies aimed at eliminating disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality, preventing suicide among young people, and improving behavioral health, maternal and infant outcomes, cancer care, surgical care and outcomes for people with chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
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…
New PFA Opens for Brief Interventions for Youth at Risk of Suicide
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We opened our online system for an array of PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs) September 1, including Suicide Prevention: Brief Interventions for Youth . This PFA was developed in response to…
Taking the Confusion out of Breast Cancer Screening
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At its core, screening for breast cancer aims to save lives. The idea is intuitively attractive: Find a tumor early, before the disease becomes more serious, and some combination of…
BeWeL Study: Award-Winning Video Seeks to Help Reduce Suicide Risk Among Alaska Native Young People
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September marks National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about suicide prevention and share messages of hope. Suicide is the leading cause of death among Alaska Native young…
TrACER Study: Changing Prescription Order Systems to Lower Risk of Febrile Neutropenia in Patients Starting Chemotherapy
Research Study Highlight
Some patients who receive chemotherapy develop a serious health problem called febrile neutropenia (FN), which involves having a fever and a low number of a type of white blood cells…