A New Way Forward for Women's Health Research at the National Institutes of Health: A Roadmap From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Consensus Report.

Despite efforts to address inequities, research on women's health conditions (defined as those that uniquely or differently affect women and female individuals) remain significantly understudied. As directed by Congress, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women's Health requested the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) to conduct an assessment of the state of women's health research at the NIH. The findings of the National Academies committee include: 1) a significant funding inequity, with less than 8% of the total NIH grant budget for fiscal year 2023 allocated to women's health research; 2) a need for improved strategic NIH-wide priority setting, oversight, and adherence to existing policies to support women's health research; 3) a need for a specific institute for research on conditions specific to women's health; and 4) a need for sufficient training and additional funding to grow and retain the women's health research workforce.

2022 Emory Business Case for Nursing Summit: What has changed in the past year.

This commentary paper concludes the Business Case for Nursing special edition. The special edition covered major areas of dialogue from the 2022 Emory Business Case for Nursing Summit. The 2022 summit, led by Emory School of Nursing in partnership with Emory School of Business, convened national nursing, health care, and business leaders.

Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities From a National Academy of Medicine Initiative.

Importance: Recent discussion has focused on questions related to the repeal and replacement of portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). However, issues central to the future of health and health care in the United States transcend the ACA provisions receiving the greatest attention. Initiatives directed to certain strategic and infrastructure priorities are vital to achieve better health at lower cost.

Evaluation of basic arrhythmia knowledge retention and clinical application by registered nurses.

The purpose of this descriptive study was to evaluate knowledge retention over time and clinical application of basic arrhythmia knowledge following exposure to an orientation program. Data showed significant differences in knowledge retention at 4 weeks and clinical application in rhythm identification using simulation at 3 months.

Health policy thoughtleaders' views of the health workforce in an era of health reform.

Although registered nurses rank similarly with physicians in the public's esteem, physicians are more visible than nurses in media coverage, public policy, and political spheres. Thus, nursing workforce issues are overshadowed by those of other health priorities, including Medicare and health reform. The purpose of this research was to understand the visibility and salience of the health workforce in general, gain an understanding about the effectiveness of messages concerning the nursing workforce in particular, and to understand why nursing workforce issues do not appear to have gained more traction in national health care policymaking.

Recognizing comorbidity among drug users in treatment.

This study identified comorbidity (coexistence of substance abuse and mental health diagnoses) rates and characteristics among 104 clients in a substance abuse treatment setting. To identify commonly collected intake variables that can be used for early identification of drug users with coexisting mental health concerns, participants completed a demographics questionnaire, brief symptom inventory, behavior and symptom identification scale (BASIS-32), and a drug and alcohol assessment. Results revealed a comorbidity rate of 45% and significant relationships between comorbidity and the following variables: absence of prior treatment, greater rates of unemployment, poorer physical health, poorer functioning in a variety of areas, greater symptom severity regarding drug use, poorer mental health, and greater rates of homelessness.