Day: September 8, 2010

Edward A. Belongia, MD, of the Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation in Marshfield, Wis., and colleagues conducted a study to compare the characteristics of pandemic and seasonal influenza A infections occurring in a defined population. The study consisted of active surveillance…

Donald O. Fedder, DrPH, MPH, BSP, FAPhA, founder of The Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC) and the organization’s chief executive officer from 1984 to 2006 died on August 28, 2010, at the age of 82 years.     Donald O.…

HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently announced three sets of grants and cooperative agreements totaling nearly $17 million for patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR), or research that compares treatments and strategies to improve health outcomes for patients. The 3-year funds, made available…