To advance health equity, the FDA has launched the "Home as a Health Care Hub” initiative. This initiative aims to transform the traditional home into a primary setting for health care. This forward-thinking approach recognizes the evolving landscape of medical care,...
There is little published guidance on how to present genetic or genomic results in an understandable way and at an appropriate reading level for a typical consumer.1 Most of the literature on developing genetic test reports for non-experts (i.e., anyone without...
Laboratory-developed tests, or LDTs, are in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests designed and conducted in a single laboratory and ordered by a licensed practitioner. By definition, LDTs are not commercially manufactured, marketed, or sold in volume. They are essential to...
Ensuring a positive campus experience for all students requires understanding each university’s campus climate – an essential part of guaranteeing a school’s sustainability for faculty and students alike. A campus climate survey is an excellent resource designed to...
Universities looking to achieve diversity objectives often implement campus climate surveys to assess student and faculty life and comfort. A campus climate survey measures how students, faculty, and staff feel supported within a university environment regardless of...
In medicine, we have been discussing the promise of polygenic risk scores for some time now. Polygenic risk scores determine whether a person's risk for a common condition, like coronary artery disease or depression, is higher or lower than others. The hope is to use...
[Estimated Reading Time: 3-4 min] At SoundRocket, we often hear from our research partners who want to include p values in their summary databooks. These numbers have long been a staple in not just social science research but in many scientific inquiries. However, the...
Campus climate surveys are powerful tools that help colleges and universities gauge campus environment. These surveys provide valuable insight into various aspects of campus life — everything from inclusivity to safety, and play a crucial role in shaping a welcoming...
Many universities and colleges conduct regular campus climate surveys. But some may wonder, what insights do they truly bring? Can they actually be used to make higher education institutions a better place? In our experience, when done well, campus climate...