Health Policy and Management Research
Risk of death for adults with blood cancer higher in three NC regions
June 28, 2016 Across North Carolina, the risk of death from the most common form of acute leukemia in adults was significantly higher in three regions of the state, according... Read more »
Advanced cancer patients receive high rates of aggressive care at end of life
June 6, 2016 In the last month of their lives, younger cancer patients continued to be hospitalized and receive other aggressive treatment at high rates, found a study led by... Read more »
Promise of nearly a year of life on targeted drug not reality for all liver cancer patients, study finds
May 16, 2016 For advanced liver cancer, there’s a single approved drug shown to offer patients a chance at longer life. But a new study co-authored by two researchers in... Read more »
Costs of cancer drugs skyrocket; patients bear burden
April 28, 2016 A study authored by Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, assistant professor of health policy and management at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, found that oral cancer... Read more »
Distributing self-test kits to women can promote HIV testing among men in Kenya, study finds
April 18, 2016 Self-testing is emerging as a promising approach to increasing HIV testing rates among men in sub-Saharan Africa. In a new study led by Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD, of... Read more »
Older black women insured by Medicare receive targeted breast cancer treatment at low rate
April 13, 2016 The advent of targeted drugs for a specific type of breast cancer – HER2 positive –dramatically has improved survival rates for women with the disease. However, a... Read more »
Shafer studies smoking, from smoke-free air laws to anti-smoking media campaigns
March 24, 2016 Paul Shafer, MA, studies media campaigns and policies related to tobacco use. Recently, he has co-authored articles on both a statewide smoke-free air law and a national... Read more »
Seven from Gillings School receive Impact Awards; fellowships presented to other public health scholars
March 23, 2016 Students from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health earned seven of the 17 Impact Awards presented by the Graduate School in 2016. The awards, made... Read more »
‘Tips from Former Smokers’ ads connect more than half a million people to tobacco cessation resources
February 19, 2016 The question: How effective was the “Tips From Former Smokers” (Tips) television campaign at driving traffic to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Tips campaign... Read more »
