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Why the Life Sciences Hiring Market Is Picking Up Again
By Michael Halpern, Bradsby Group The New Rules of Life Sciences Hiring If you have spent any time in the life Sciences Hiring Market over the last several years, you already know how challenging it has been. The years that followed the early days of COVID brought waves of layoffs, frozen budgets, paused programs, and an enormous pool of talented people suddenly looking for work all at once. For companies, it created confusion about how to plan, how to invest, and how to compete.
Disparities in time to treatment with oral antimyeloma medications - Blood Cancer Journal
Abstract This retrospective cohort study used Taussig Cancer Center’s Myeloma Patient Registry to identify adults with multiple myeloma diagnosed between January 2017-December 2021. Electronic health records data captured time from diagnosis to initial prescription fill for oral antimyeloma medications and initiation of facility administered or oral antimyeloma treatment.
Cancer Survivors' Experience of Care and Financial Toxicity: Results From a National Survey
Financial toxicity (FT) can adversely affect quality of life, treatment adherence, and clinical outcomes. Patient experience of care (PEC) captures patient's perspectives on interactions with health care providers (HCPs) and systems, but the impact of PEC on FT is unknown. This study examined the relationship between PEC and FT. We used data from the 2016-2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Experience with Cancer Survivorship Supplement.
U.S. Spends $43 Billion Annually on Cancer Screening Original
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Screening for cancer saves lives, but a new report shows it comes with a hefty price tag: The United States spends at least $43 billion annually on tests that check for five major cancers. Published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the new analysis focused on screenings for breast, cervical, colon, lung and prostate cancers.
U.S. Spends $43 Billion Annually on Cancer Screening
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The Annual Cost of Cancer Screening in the United States
Get full access to this article View all available purchase options and get full access to this article. Supplemental Material References 1. American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2024. American Cancer Society; 2024. 2. The White House. Fact Sheet: President Biden Reignites Cancer Moonshot to End Cancer as We Know It. 2 February 2022.
Cost‐of‐care discussions for individuals with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and melanoma: Findings from a large, population‐based pilot study
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT The data that support the findings of this study are available only after NCI approval of an application to use the Patterns of Care data. The data are not publicly available because of privacy or ethical restrictions.
Myths and Presumptions About Cancer Survivorship
Introduction Delivery of high-quality survivorship care to the growing population of cancer survivors in the United States is often predicated on a mixture of individual provider and survivor factors such as awareness of guidelines and health knowledge risk perception.1-3 Therefore, it is critical to regularly consider commonly held beliefs to assess whether these principles support the best possible outcomes for cancer survivors, with outcomes defined as the results or effects of...
FINCA IMPACT FINANCE APPOINTS JEFF FLOWERS AS NEW CEO
Jeff Flowers, Incoming CEO, FINCA Impact Finance FINCA’s founders dedicated themselves to fighting poverty through the power of microfinance, promising greater opportunity around the world.
Myths and Presumptions About Cancer Survivorship
1-3 Therefore, it is critical to regularly consider commonly held beliefs to assess whether these principles support the best possible outcomes for cancer survivors, with outcomes defined as the results or effects of survivorship care that are most meaningful to each survivor.
Myths and Presumptions About Cancer Survivorship
Delivery of high-quality survivorship care to the growing population of cancer survivors in the United States is often predicated on a mixture of individual provider and survivor factors such as awareness of guidelines and health knowledge risk perception.1-3 Therefore, it is critical to regularly consider commonly held beliefs to assess whether these principles support the best possible outcomes for cancer survivors, with outcomes defined as the results or effects of survivorship care that...
Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence and Patient Cost Responsibility for Rural and Urban Cancer Survivors
Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence and Patient Cost Responsibility for Rural and Urban Cancer Survivors The following represents disclosure information provided by authors of this manuscript. All relationships are considered compensated unless otherwise noted. Relationships are self-held unless noted. I = Immediate Family Member, Inst = My Institution. Relationships may not relate to the subject matter of this manuscript.
Proposed update to Community Reinvestment Act could support neighborhood recovery
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) is a U.S. federal law designed to encourage commercial banks and savings associations to help meet the needs of borrowers in all segments of their communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. Congress passed the Act in 1977 to reduce discriminatory credit practices against low-income neighborhoods, a practice known as redlining.
Lessons from a Career Serving the Public
As I wrap up my 17 years as executive director of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and ready myself for my next chapter, I am buoyed by the energy, commitment, impatience, and yes even the outrage of young people around the world. They are demanding that elected leaders wake up and take urgent action on climate change, environmental and social injustice, and the other profound threats to their future and to life on this planet.
Pain has detrimental effect on employment, financial outcomes among cancer survivors
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Impact of Pain on Employment and Financial Outcomes Among Cancer Survivors
Abstract Although pain is a frequently reported symptom among individuals with cancer, there is limited information on the impact of pain on employment or financial outcomes. This study used nationally representative data to examine the role of pain levels on employment and financial outcomes. We used data from the 2016-2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Experiences with Cancer Survivorship Supplement to identify 1,213 adults diagnosed with cancer.
Research on the Economics of Cancer Care: Funding, Data and Training Resources
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How housing and property conditions can affect neighborhood stability
Companies, owners, teams and players all measure success based on a goal or metric. In isolation, those goals and metrics often make sense—for example, percentage increase in top line sales year over year, or reduction in overhead costs year over year, or number of games won in a season, or batting average or bringing home the championship trophy. These goals and metrics make sense and are easy to define.
State of Physician and Pharmacist Oncology Workforce in the United States in 2019
To examine the geographic distribution of physician and pharmacist workforce specialized in oncology in the United States. Using the National Provider Identifier data, we identified two types of oncology workforce via the healthcare provider taxonomy codes. Oncologists were physicians self-identified as providing oncologic care to patients. Oncology pharmacists were pharmacists with an oncology subspecialty.
A framework for cancer health economics research
Commentary Michael T. Halpern MD, PhD Corresponding Author michael.halpern@nih.gov orcid.org/0000-0001-8514-6313 Healthcare Delivery Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland Corresponding Author: Michael T. Halpern, MD, PhD, Healthcare Delivery Research Program, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr, Rm 3E342, Bethesda, MD 20892‐9762 (michael.halpern@nih.gov).
Better local government data security can prevent property fraud
For local governments, there are many benefits to sharing data and being transparent with your constituents, including building trust within your community, increasing community engagement, educating your constituents, showcasing reform, and empowering citizens. Data and data-based decisions are new buzz words and rightfully so. However advertisements of vacant and abandoned properties creates new problems for the community, as outlined in a recent article by the Better Business Bureau (BBB).
The Economic Recovery Depends on Controlling the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rachel Cleetus, Policy Director and Lead Economist, Climate & Energy | July 23, 2020, 11:35 am EDT This post is a part of a series on COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic As the US approaches 4 million COVID-19 cases, it’s pretty clear the public health crisis in our country is alarmingly out of control. The closely connected and worsening economic crisis also deserves careful attention, with data released today showing that 1.4 million workers filed for unemployment last week.
When COVID-19 Science Comes Home to Roost
This post is a part of a series on COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic In my childhood, our nation’s war with itself was seared into me by the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy.
EPA’s Chance to Get Science Advice Right
Genna Reed, Lead science and policy analyst | July 21, 2020, 3:50 pm EDT The EPA should get science advice from the most qualified experts, and they have a golden opportunity to make that happen.
US Offshore Wind Projects Face Make-or-Break Moment
John Rogers, Senior energy analyst | July 20, 2020, 5:30 pm EDT Offshore wind is at a key juncture right now. And your voice can help take it to the next level. You might have noticed that certain colleagues and I have often blogged excitedly about the brand new (to the US) renewable energy option poised to rise up off our shores. Offshore wind has been a long time in coming, and there is so much enthusiasm in so many quarters. And no wonder, when you think about all it has to offer.
UCS Supports CEJA
This post is a part of a series on COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic The Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) is a comprehensive climate bill that puts Illinois on a path to achieve 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2030 and 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. The bill was developed by the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition with input from residents from across the state through over 100 community-based conversations known as “Listen.Lead.Share” events.
A Pivotal Moment in US-Russian Arms Control
Daniel Puentes, Ph.D. candidate in Physics and Chelsie Boodoo, Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical Engineering, UCS Science Network, UCS | July 17, 2020, 5:09 pm EDT Nuclear weapons have plagued the international security environment since the first atomic weapon was successfully detonated at the Trinity test site in July 1945. Today, the situation has grown more complicated as arms control agreements and treaties are dismantled in an “America First” attitude adopted by the current administration.
White House Hides COVID-19 Data, Will Make the Pandemic Even Worse
The White House this week ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to stop collecting data on COVID-19 illness, hospitalizations, and deaths. Instead the administration will collect and filter the data through a third-party contractor hired under questionable circumstances by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Incredibly, as part of this change the data may no longer be available to the public in a timely manner.
The Trump Administration’s Ban on International Students Hurts Us All
Rachel Licker, senior climate scientist | July 8, 2020, 10:18 am EDT This post is a part of a series on COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic Heartbroken. Angry. Enraged. These are a few of the things I am feeling after reading about the Trump Administration’s new policy for international students trying to obtain an education in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Blaming the COVID-19 Messengers: Public Health Officials Under Siege
This post is a part of a series on COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic The vilification of public health officials in the COVID-19 crisis reminds us of their vital role as the crossing guards of science. When their vigilance gives us the green light to eat, drink, and recreate, we hardly notice them waving us onto normal activities, barely knowing their names.
Policy during a Pandemic: How to make research accessible for policymakers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Gary W. Kerr, Ph.D., Lecturer in Festival & Event Management and Erin Heath, Associate Director of Government Relations, UCS Science Network, UCS | July 6, 2020, 10:53 am EDT This post is a part of a series on COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of effective science communication – in particular, the vital importance of making research accessible for policymakers. Here, we present our top tips for researchers on how to write for policymakers.
COVID-19 and Worker Safety: An Absence of Federal Leadership Is Putting Lives at Risk
Kathleen Rest, executive director | July 2, 2020, 4:56 pm EDT This post is a part of a series on COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic While the Trump administration spins the sunny and false narrative that COVID-19 is under control and fading away, our nation’s top infectious disease experts are telling it like it is—and it’s pretty frightening.
The Moving Forward Act: Ten Ways the House Infrastructure Proposal Will Increase Electric Vehicles, Clean Energy, and Resilient Transportation
shebalso/Flickr Jonna Hamilton, Senior manager of govt. affairs | July 1, 2020, 5:26 pm EDT This blog was written in collaboration with Shana Udvardy, Climate Resilience Analyst in the Climate and Energy Program. Today, US House passed their infrastructure proposal, the Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2)*. This massive infrastructure bill is the result of the work of many committees in the House.
Don’t Say COVID-19: Fishermen and Women May Pay With Their Lives
Photo: Sam Beebe/Flickr Andrew Rosenberg, director, Center for Science & Democracy | June 29, 2020, 3:49 pm EDT This post is a part of a series on COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic NOAA Fisheries (formally known as the National Marine Fisheries Service) has instructed its staff not to mention or explicitly refer to the COVID-19 pandemic or coronavirus in any communications. Instead, fisheries staff should talk about “existing health mandates and travel restrictions.” Why?
Reviving the Gulf Dead Zone Is Worth it: Our New Report Shows the Benefits of Action
Rebecca Boehm, Economist | June 29, 2020, 1:09 pm EDT Earlier this month, in the Gulf of Mexico an area the size of Delaware and Connecticut combined would have so little oxygen that marine life flees from it or dies in it. In 2017, this “dead zone” was the size of New Jersey, the largest one ever recorded.
Defrosting the Climate Debate: 11 Congressional Republicans Endorse Climate Action
Aaron Huertas, former science communication officer | September 17, 2015, 11:04 am EDT Responding to climate change shouldn’t be a partisan issue. Eleven Republican members of Congress, led by Rep. Chris Gibson (R-N.Y.), just demonstrated that this morning, when they introduced a resolution that put the climate challenge in the broader context of conservation, stewardship, innovation, and conservatism.
Scientists Prevail in Lawsuit Against EPA Science Advice Ban
Michael Halpern, Deputy director, Center for Science & Democracy | June 26, 2020, 2:51 pm EDT In a win for independent science, the EPA said yesterday that it will rescind a policy banning many of the nation’s top environmental scientists from serving on the agency’s science advisory committees. The agency was under court order to remove it. The directive was designed to justify kicking the top independent experts off EPA’s advisory committees so they are more likely to get the answers they want.
Scientists Prevail in Lawsuit Against EPA Science Advice Ban
In a win for independent science, the EPA said yesterday that it will rescind a policy banning many of the nation’s top environmental scientists from serving on the agency’s science advisory committees. The agency was under court order to remove it. The directive was designed to justify kicking the top independent experts off EPA’s advisory committees so they are more likely to get the answers they want.
Restoring Science, Protecting the Public: 43 Steps for the Next Presidential Term
EPA Michael Halpern, Deputy director, Center for Science & Democracy | June 11, 2020, 10:44 am EDT Federal government scientists should be free to pursue research where it leads and communicate their results without political manipulation. The government should collect reliable data about public health and environmental threats and make it publicly available. Formal science advice to government should be robust and independent. Agency leaders should be qualified, ethical, and accountable.
Cost of Hiding Energy Supplies
Mike Jacobs, Senior energy analyst | May 20, 2020, 4:09 pm EDT A robust energy supply should perform just as well in winter as it does in summer. The electric grid should use the added efficiencies that come with cooler air to lower costs and improve reliability when physics makes those efficiencies available. The way that grid operators’ rules include or exclude this physics can hide or help modernizing the grid and keeping costs low.
With Trump Executive Order, Are Meat and Poultry Plants a COVID-19 Ticking Time Bomb?
This post is a part of a series on COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic On April 28, President Trump issued an executive order directing slaughterhouses and meat and poultry processing plants to remain open as critical infrastructure. The order noted that these facilities should follow CDC guidelines to protect workers from COVID-19. However, the guidelines in the order were described as voluntary, and no enforcement mechanism yet exists to ensure that these measures are being taken.
A Flawed Process and a Harmful Outcome: My Comments on the EPA Particulate Pollution Standards
Gretchen Goldman, Research Director, Center for Science and Democracy | May 20, 2020, 8:00 am EDT On Thursday, May 21, I will deliver the below oral comments to the US Environmental Protection Agency, speaking against Administrator Wheeler’s proposed rule to maintain the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM). Thank you for the opportunity to comment. I am the Research Director in the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
New Analysis: Unlike Bush and Obama, the Trump Administration Is Muzzling CDC Scientists During Pandemic
Anita Desikan, Research Analyst | May 19, 2020, 8:58 am EDT This post is a part of a series on COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic Despite the incredible efforts of Dr. Anthony Fauci and other scientists in the White House Coronavirus Task Force, the Trump White House has pushed aside CDC scientists from communicating with the public during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists finds. CDC recommendations are no longer announced by CDC scientists.
US Solar Industry Poised to Lose 114,000 Jobs and Counting from COVID through June
Steve Clemmer, director of energy research, Clean Energy | May 18, 2020, 1:30 pm EDT This post is a part of a series on COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic With the US and global economy in free-fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the renewable energy industry is hemorrhaging projects and jobs at a faster rate than the overall economy. As of the end of April, more than half a million US clean energy workers are now out of work, and the number is still climbing.
Crisis Vultures Are Circling Over the Energy Industry
Edson Maciel/Unsplash Joseph Daniel, Senior Energy Analyst | May 18, 2020, 11:46 am EDT This post is a part of a series on COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic Disaster capitalism exists. I know that. And the thing is, I don’t object to making money, even during a crisis. You shorted the oil market and made a killing when demand collapsed? No objections here. Invested in Peloton because you knew people would want to work out from home? Good for you.
Clean Energy Job Losses: 600,000, and Counting, from COVID Impacts
John Rogers, Senior energy analyst | May 18, 2020, 11:52 am EDT This post is a part of a series on COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic The latest analysis of clean energy job losses in the US shows that the news is even worse than expected. As of the end of April, the toll stood at almost 600,000 US clean energy workers out of work, and the number seemed certain to climb.
The EPA Is Set To Ignore Science and Risk Your Health on Particulate Pollution: Your Voice Needed
Gretchen Goldman, Research Director, Center for Science and Democracy | May 14, 2020, 12:12 pm EDT The Trump Administration is set to ignore science and risk your health on an air pollution rule that will affect millions of people in the US. EPA Administrator Wheeler is going against EPA scientists and against the recommendations of an independent 20-member panel of experts (whom the administration disbanded but UCS hosted to meet anyway).
Victory: House Includes Bipartisan Scientific Integrity Act in HEROES legislation
Michael Halpern, Deputy director, Center for Science & Democracy | May 15, 2020, 9:34 pm EDT The outlook for the independence of scientists throughout government just got a lot sunnier. Just a few moments ago, the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Scientific Integrity Act as part of the HEROES Act COVID-19 stimulus legislation. The Scientific Integrity Act would shield government scientists and their work from political influence.
Mapas mostrando dónde los más vulnerables están azotados por COVID-19 en EEUU señalan una injusticia creciente
Juan Declet-Barreto, Climate Vulnerability Social Scientist | May 15, 2020, 2:28 pm EDT This post is a part of a series on COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic Publicado en inglés el 20 de abril, 2020 a 17:08 horas EDT Los peligros ambientales amenazan a las personas en todo el mundo.
EPA Refused to Hold a Hearing on its Science Rule, So We Held It for Them
Michael Halpern, Deputy director, Center for Science & Democracy | May 15, 2020, 10:33 am EDT On March 18th, a date when many of us were already sheltering in place, the EPA announced a proposal to restrict how the agency uses science to protect public health. The EPA gave the public thirty days to provide comment. Held no virtual public hearings. In the middle of a pandemic. They since extended that to sixty days.
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