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Opioid use disorder is a complex brain disease, but it is often still viewed as a moral failing. This stigma can keep people from accessing care for their disease, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT), which combines Food and Drug Administration-approved medications with behavioral therapies. Watch how MAT can help people manage their disease, a critical step in reducing the risk of overdose and improving health.
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Pew works to protect patients from the risks of drugs produced under dangerous and illegal conditions. We focus on compounded drugs—medications made by pharmacists or physicians for people whose needs cannot be met by FDA-approved products and aim...
Read MoreA broad range of medical and other products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration account for up to a quarter of all U.S. consumer spending. Pew complements its work supporting drug safety and effective and efficient regulation of medical...
Read MoreSince 1985, Pew has supported the groundbreaking research of promising early-career biomedical scientists in the United States and Latin America. Our multiyear grants encourage informed risk-taking and collaboration among researchers. Biomedical...
Read MoreSixty-three million Americans live in areas with dentist shortages, and only about one-third of U.S. dentists offer care for the 63 million children and adults who rely on Medicaid and other public insurance. Pew works to increase the number of...
Read MoreFood contaminated with pathogens cause an estimated 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 deaths annually in the United States. Pew is working to modernize the U.S. food safety system for meat and poultry so that it better...
Read MoreThe transition from paper to electronic health records has not reached its full potential to enhance health care coordination and improve patient safety. Pew is conducting research to address this challenge and working with stakeholders to help...
Read MoreAntibiotic-resistant bacteria pose an urgent and growing public health threat. The more we use existing antibiotics, the less effective these life-saving drugs become. Pew supports policies and research that spur the creation of new antibiotics to...
Read MoreAnnual spending on prescription drugs exceeds $450 billion and is projected to outpace growth in other parts of the U.S. health care sector over the next decade. Pew’s drug spending research initiative examines the underlying drivers of rising...
Read MorePew, in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is working on a national initiative designed to promote the use of health impact assessments, a flexible, data-driven approach that helps decision-makers identify the health consequences...
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