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February is American Heart Month, a time to acknowledge the burden that cardiovascular disease places on our nation, encourage healthy-heart habits, and recognize the importance of research in saving lives.

I was 25 when I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), five years ago. I was young, an athlete, and an intensive care unit nurse. I had recently begun a competitive graduate program to become a nurse anesthetist. I had been having numbness and other symptoms on and off for quite some time, but...

National Health IT Week, September 26–30, 2016, is a time to recognize the increasing value of information technology (IT) in health care and clinical research. Research that PCORI funds uses or studies numerous forms of health IT as part of our mission to help patients and those who care for them...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a widespread, disabling neurological condition. In fact, it’s the most common disabling condition among adults between 20 and 40 years old. The World Health Organization estimates that MS affects more than 400,000 people in the United States, and nearly 200 are diagnosed...