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End-of-Life Choices

Trends in end-of-life care show that not only does the care given vary widely from region to region and hospital to hospital, but also patients often don't get the care they prefer. What can be done?

Care Management Puzzle

Chronic diseases and the cost of care are rising. Are disease management programs improving outcomes for patients with complex, chronic conditions?

No Middleman

Under the "direct primary care" model, patients pay a monthly fee for basic medical services. Learn about the history and current landscape of physician practices offering this arrangement.

Health Care Research

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

UCSC Researchers Nab $10K Health Care Innovation Prize

Last month, a three-member team from UC-Santa Cruz clinched a $10,000 prize from Deloitte and the California Institute for Quantitative Sciences for its research into possible treatments for cholera and other forms of bacteria. In a paper published in January in the journal Molecular BioSystems, the team explained how some bacteria have the ability to form biofilm, a protective layer that shields it from immune system responses or antibiotics. The team plans to continue its research for the development of drugs that would inhibit the development of biofilm.



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