NICHE, now in its 25th year, brings together a team of nurse leaders to manage the next phase of its evolving core mission to meet the nursing/social needs for exemplary nursing care for older adults.
Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem…
NYU Meyers to announce the Vernice D. Ferguson Professorship in Health Equity at the celebration; Ferguson worked tirelessly for health equity and diversity, pioneering leadership positions for nurses in practice and education
For the 26th year,…
Genetic variations may be one of the important factors that influence breast cancer survivors' responses to the inflammatory processes and vulnerability to lymphedema.
Each year, about 1.38 million women worldwide are diagnosed with breast cancer…
February 6, 2017
Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Speaker Ryan, Minority Leader Schumer and Democratic Leader Pelosi:
We stand ready to work with you and your staff to improve and strengthen the nation’s health care system.
As deans of…
Oral health is a key foundation of good overall health. There is an urgent need to understand how to get all residents sufficient access to dental care services.
Oral health is an integral part of general health, and adequate dental care is…
Dear Members of the Meyers Community,
The first of my ancestors who arrived in North America prior to the American Revolution was a bonded servant and the most recent came escaping starvation in Ireland and Germany in the 1840s. My direct…
Dr. Cohen makes the case that knowing how patients pay for medications, and the extent to which patients can afford out-of-pocket drug costs, are essential parts of overall patient care.
Steep increases in prescription drug prices have been a…
Discovering the most effective outreach and intervention strategies for those at high risk for HIV is key to getting 100% diagnosis rates and eliminating HIV transmission
Despite some evidence that HIV incidence rates in the United States are…
The evidence of increased unhealthy alcohol use among older adults cannot be ignored.
Alcohol is the most commonly used psychoactive substance among older adults, and this group can have unique risks associated with alcohol consumption—in even…
NYU study seeks to understand the prevalence of use in older adults.
The recent legalization of recreational marijuana (cannabis) use in California, Colorado, and Washington reflect the sweeping changes in the attitudes and perceptions towards…
