Vanessa Sheppard, Ph.D. named the American Cancer Society’s Researcher of the Year
By Quin Elliott Vanessa Sheppard, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Population and Public Health Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the VP for Health Sciences and former HBP chair, has been named the American Cancer Society’s Researcher of the Year. This prestigious award recognizes her outstanding contributions to cancer research, advocacy, and policy, as well […]
Dr. Vanessa Sheppard promoted to Associate Vice President for Population and Public Health Strategic Initiatives
Vanessa Sheppard Ph.D. will be stepping away to take on a new role within the university Dr. Vanessa Sheppard will be stepping away from her role as HBP Department Chair after being selected as the Associate Vice President for Population and Public Health Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the VP for Health Sciences. Dr. […]
Leaders discuss key strategies to payment parity in Virginia health care
Leaders from various health care silos discussed potential strategies to increase payment parity at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Virtual Colloquium Addressing Health Equity last week. A 2019 survey from the Virginia Center for Health Innovation found over 55% of surveyed adults in Virginia experienced health care affordability hardships in the last one to two years prior to the […]
Addictions and contradictions
Access to substance abuse treatment has expanded in Virginia, yet overdose deaths continue to rise BY THARON GIDDENS AUGUST 26, 2021 Expand Courtesy Jonathan Gonzalez, Unsplash Photo by Jonathan Gonzalez via Unsplash The impact of overdose deaths in the commonwealth is chronicled in reports from the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office of the Virginia Department of Health. A report […]
Report: Virginia has significantly expanded access to treatment services through Medicaid
Participation in Virginia’s Addiction and Recovery Treatment Services benefit increased 79% between 2018 and 2019, according to a new report led by VCU researchers. (Getty Images) VCU researchers report a 79% increase in Virginia Medicaid members receiving services between 2018 and 2019 — a result of both Medicaid expansion and an increase in treatment services […]
Despite delayed response, patients with cirrhosis gain significant protection from COVID-19 vaccination
A study published July 13 in JAMA Internal Medicine shows for the first time that people with cirrhosis who receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine gain important protection against hospitalization and death related to the virus. At the same time, however, the vaccines offer less protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection and take longer to take effect in this population […]
Study: more Americans are receiving addiction treatment, but gaps persist
An analysis of 16.3 million Medicaid members aged 12 through 64 living in 11 states finds Black enrollees are less likely than white enrollees to be treated with medications for their opioid use disorder. (Getty Images) The largest analysis to date of opioid use disorder among Medicaid recipients finds Black enrollees are less likely than […]
