In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Center for Health Research hosted 9 teleconferences featuring COVID-19 researchers as speakers and discussants on different aspects of COVID-19 of importance to journalists. The main goal of this project was to help journalists understand the nuances of often conflicting information about COVID-19 research, to help ensure accurate media coverage.
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We conduct research on the safety and effectiveness of medical products such as Alzheimer’s drugs, cancer drugs, and medical implants and devices used for a wide range of health problems, such as heart disease and joint replacement. In addition to the free information on this website and on www.stopcancerfund.org, we also publish articles in major medical journals and health policy journals.
These are the summaries of studies we’ve done, and here are the articles we’ve published in medical journals and health policy journals in the last few years.
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Improving Outcomes for Long COVID-19 Patients
The project “Engaging Stakeholders in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Research to Improve Outcomes for Post-Acute COVID-19 Patients” aims to strengthen collaboration among healthcare providers, patients, disability experts, payers, and employers.
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Will Covid-19 vaccines save lives? Current trials aren’t designed to tell us
October 21, 2020, BMJ. Current Covid-19 vaccine trials don’t give the public enough information on whether the vaccine is safe or will work for everyone.
Read More »Using informatics to guide public health policy during the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA
There are many conflicting views about how to get the Covid-19 pandemic under control in the U.S. Our study in the Journal of Public Health, published in July 2020, explains how experts can use existing datasets and analytical tools to evaluate the risks of different policies, and determine the resources and policies needed to save lives during this pandemic and any future pandemics
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