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Who Won’t Take Their Medicine?

By Guest PostFebruary 3, 2014Healthhealth literacy, medication adherence, medication regimens, medication usage, patient care

UA anthropologist Susan J. Shaw and UA pharmacist Jeannie Lee have been awarded $1.48 million from the NIH to study medication adherence and health literacy

UA associate professor of anthropology Susan J. Shaw and UA assistant professor of pharmacy Jeannie Lee have received $1.48 million from the National Institutes of Health to study factors that impact medication adherence among residents in Massachusetts, where state law mandated that nearly every resident receive a minimum level of health care insurance coverage. (more…)

Researchers Look for New Ways to Get Teens to Take Their Medicine

By Guest PostAugust 11, 2011Healthchronic diseases, kidney transplant patients, medication adherence, medication regimens

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Skipping doses of medicine or taking it at the wrong times can worsen a patient’s condition and lead to costly complications — even organ rejection in patients who have undergone a kidney transplant. (more…)

Study: African American Men Say Doctor Visits Are Often a Bad Experience

By Guest PostJanuary 30, 20111 commentHealthafrican american, african american men, doctor visits, lifestyle changes, medication regimens, men

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— A majority of African American men said they do not go to the doctor because visits are stressful and physicians don’t give adequate information on how to make prescribed behavior or lifestyle changes, a new University of Michigan study shows. (more…)

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Who Won’t Take Their Medicine?

Researchers Look for New Ways to Get Teens to Take Their Medicine

Study: African American Men Say Doctor Visits Are Often a Bad Experience