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The Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program is now accepting applications for the October 2023 Cycle PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs). The Engagement Award Program supports projects that encourage active, meaningful…

Sixty-five percent of maternal deaths in the United States occur postpartum, and the majority occur a week or more after delivery. And yet, there is comparatively little attention or follow-up…

American Indians (AI) are at high risk for developing chronic medical conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, and kidney disease, and yet are among the least represented people in healthcare research. In…

Helping all people reach their full health potential is the goal of achieving health equity. Many health inequities linked to race are due to structural barriers such as lack of…

With just about any health condition, early intervention offers the best chance for a positive outcome. The sooner a diagnosis is made, and treatment starts, the better chance a person…

About this Blog Series Kristin Lee Berg, PhD, LCSW, was never a rebellious teenager, but she did have to navigate total vision loss in one eye and partial blindness in…

Editor's Note (February 27, 2023) These eight Topic Themes join four that are ongoing—preventing maternal morbidity and mortality, improving outcomes for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, addressing COVID-19, and…

About this Blog Series Growing up in California, Mei Kwong, JD, dreamed of becoming a singer or an actress, but never planned on becoming an attorney, much less a nationally…

About this Blog Series On March 10, 2020, the Department of Public Health confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Philadelphia. Eleven days later, COVID Watch , a patient outreach…

About this Blog Series When Patrick Gee, PhD, first learned he needed dialysis, he was stunned. He had never even seen a kidney doctor before and was shocked to find…

Every day of the year, and not just during National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, Ashley Valentine, co-founder, and president of Sick Cells , celebrates the legacy of her late brother…

About this Blog Series As a former Marine, Ana Aluisy, MA, LMFT, has seen her fair share of conflict. In her work as a marriage and family therapist, she has…

PCORI’s third funding cycle of the year opens September 7, seeking projects that answer questions about the most effective treatments for a variety of topics, study the best ways to…

In 2019, PCORI issued a call for research proposals to help address the highly prevalent, but often undertreated, condition of age-related hearing loss. Sherri Smith, AuD, PhD, Associate Professor of…

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…

PCORI Executive Director Nakela L. Cook, MD, MPH, shared her thoughts on PCORI’s role and the rich potential of its next phase during an hourlong interview with Alan Weil, JD, MPP, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, in May. Cook’s interview was part of a series of “Policy Spotlight” events in which influential, national thought leaders contribute to the journal’s ongoing coverage of health policy issues.

On May 3, PCORI opened its second funding cycle of the year and started accepting Letters of Intent for several PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs), which include calls for: Research studies…

Health disparities are pervasive and persistent in the United States . Despite growing recognition that disparities exist, health inequities based on gender, race, socioeconomic status, and other demographic factors remain…

Each week throughout April, in recognition of National Minority Health Month, PCORI will spotlight health conditions that disproportionately affect communities of color. One of PCORI's National Priorities for Health is…

Each week throughout April, in recognition of National Minority Health Month, PCORI will spotlight health conditions that disproportionately affect communities of color. One of PCORI's National Priorities for Health is…

Each week throughout April, in recognition of National Minority Health Month, PCORI will spotlight health conditions that disproportionately affect communities of color. One of PCORI's National Priorities for Health is…

Each week throughout April, in recognition of National Minority Health Month, PCORI will spotlight health conditions that disproportionately affect communities of color. One of PCORI's National Priorities for Health is…

Healthy kidneys are key to healthy bodies — acting as a filter so that the nutrients we need to stay in our bloodstream are kept circulating while waste products are…

My time on the PCORI Patient Engagement Advisory Panel (PEAP), as both a member and chair from 2017 to 2020, has had a tremendous impact on my thinking about patient…

PCORI’s Board of Governors has taken another important step in outlining how PCORI will focus its patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) funding and other activities in the years ahead…