Christopher Chen

Dec 23, 2024 | alzres.biomedcentral.com | Damon Wong |Bingyao Tan |Gerhard Garhöfer |Saima Hilal |Eddie Chong |Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian | +5 more

Our 5-year prospective study investigated the association between retinal thickness measured by OCT and the risk of cognitive decline in a large Asian cohort of 490 individuals. Thinner baseline GCIPL thickness, particularly in the superior and superior nasal regions of the macula, was significantly associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline over five years. In contrast, macular and peripapillary RNFL thickness measurements were not associated with cognitive decline.

May 30, 2024 | healthaffairs.org | Christopher Chen |Hardeep Singh |Jodi D. Sherman |Joseph Bialowitz

Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continue to increase at a pace incompatible with avoiding the worst consequences of climate change. US health care emits about 8.5 percent of total national GHGs—more emissions than from the entire United Kingdom. As the health care sector transitions to a more resilient, environmentally sustainable system, payers can take more action to accelerate progress, given their role in facilitating health care system transformation.