Guest Blogs

Partnering to Help People with Obesity Better Understand Their Surgical Options

Nationwide, 93 million adults and one in five adolescents have obesity. But the concerns they face go well beyond excess weight. They are at greater risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer, among other health problems. People with obesity have numerous options to consider when looking...
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Choosing My Care on My Terms

Published: 
October 25, 2018
Author(s): 
Amy Berman, RN
Blog Topics: 
Guest Blogs
PCORI Annual Meeting
Research
Just one year after celebrating my 50th birthday, I was walking down a New York City street with my mother on a misty, gray November day when my phone rang. My life was wonderful up to that point, but looking back, I can see that the weather was an appropriate backdrop for the news I was about to...
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An Exciting Step Forward: New Support for the Next Generation of Learning-Health-System Researchers

Published: 
October 3, 2018
Author(s): 
Gopal Khanna, MBA,
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Research
Executive Director's Blog
Guest Blogs
In a blog last fall, we announced an exciting joint initiative from our two organizations—the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)—to support the training of clinician and research scientists to conduct patient-centered...
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PCORI-Funded Study Provides Evidence about Health of Transgender Women

Published: 
July 13, 2018
Author(s): 
Michael Goodman, MD, MPH,
Savannah Winter
Blog Topics: 
Research
Guest Blogs
One of PCORI’s core priorities is funding research that can improve the health of underserved populations. That includes people who are transgender—an umbrella term describing individuals whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth—because they are at higher risk for...
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Helping Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Make Treatment Decisions

Published: 
June 29, 2018
Author(s): 
Rose Marie Robertson, MD,
Diane E. Bild, MD, MPH,
William Lawrence, MD, MS
Blog Topics: 
Research
Guest Blogs
Funding Awards
The American Heart Association and PCORI are excited to announce a major step in a multiyear partnership to identify and fund cardiovascular health research that will make a difference in patients’ lives.
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Patients Helping Patients Navigate Serious Mental Illness

Published: 
June 12, 2018
Author(s): 
Sonya Ballentine,
Marilyn Perez-Aviles
Blog Topics: 
Research
Engagement Blogs
Guest Blogs
Around one in six adults in the United States has a mental health disorder. Minority populations are more at risk for serious psychological distress but only half as likely to receive mental health treatment as non-Hispanic whites. And various studies suggest that those with a serious mental...
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Putting Patients at the Center of Kidney Disease Research

Published: 
March 23, 2018
Author(s): 
Kelli Collins, MSW
Blog Topics: 
Research
Guest Blogs
One in three American adults is at risk for kidney disease. The problem already affects 30 million American adults, 90 percent of whom don’t know they have it. The National Kidney Foundation’s sole focus is to address those daunting statistics. NKF leads the charge in increasing awareness about...
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The Power of Collaboration in the Fight against Cardiovascular Disease

Published: 
March 14, 2018
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH,
Nancy Brown
Blog Topics: 
Research
Executive Director's Blog
Guest Blogs
Despite decades of progress in research and delivery of care, cardiovascular diseases continue to impose a heavy burden on our nation, even though the disease is manifesting later in life. These conditions cost the United States an estimated $555 billion in 2016 in healthcare expenses and lost...
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PCORI and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Take On Vital Research Questions

Published: 
March 13, 2018
Author(s): 
Cat Stappas
Blog Topics: 
Research
Guest Blogs
Receiving a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis can be frightening. I know firsthand—I was diagnosed in 2013 shortly after I turned 29, and after experiencing symptoms such as numbness, tingling and vertigo. I learned I had lesions on my brain and spinal cord. When I found out I had MS, I felt lost,...
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Changing the Landscape of Rare Disease Research

Published: 
February 28, 2018
Author(s): 
Vanessa Boulanger, MSc
Blog Topics: 
Engagement Blogs
Guest Blogs
A rare disease, by definition, affects fewer than 200,000 individuals in the United States. Up to 30 million Americans have a rare disease, and most conditions are poorly understood. The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), the voice of the rare disease community, and PCORI are working...
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