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For many years, the placebo effect was considered to be no more than a nuisance variable that needed to be controlled in clinical trials. Only recently have researchers redefined it as the key to understanding the healing that arises from medical ritual, the context of treatment, the patient...

Aging research is critically important for medicine and public health with the anticipated surge in the older population with the aging of the Baby Boom generation. Investigators within the Division are conducting studies designed to improve our understanding and management of acute and chronic...

The Division's research has had a longstanding focus on understanding health disparities across the continuum of care. The Division's portfolio includes work that identifies groups at risk for health disparities and studies that try to understand the mechanisms that underlie these disparities. This...

Coronary heart disease and stroke rank first and third among causes of death for Americans. The Division has an important emphasis on investigating the role of lifestyle factors, pharmaceuticals, biomarkers, and genetics in primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention. Dr. Ken Mukamal has studied...

Hospital Medicine Research encompasses a wide range of work aimed at improving the inpatient hospital care continuum. From the moment that a patient is admitted, up until the time of discharge, opportunities exist to improve patient health outcomes. Investigators within the Division are conducting...

Transparency in medicine is a major goal for healthcare organizations and practitioners worldwide. The Division has served as a leader in efforts to promote and study transparency through the OpenNotes program. Inspired by former Division chief Tom Delbanco and his seminal work with the Salzburg...