Some Families With Private Health Insurance Still Need Financial Help, Study Says Lower-income families spend one-fourth of their post-subsistence income on healthcare needs May 28, 2024
Summer Heat Waves Pose a Deadly Threat to Patients With Mental Illness We must be aware of particular risks among this group May 28, 2024
FDA Urged to Relax Tissue Donation Restrictions for Gay, Bisexual Men Advocates say policy should be based on individualized risk assessments, "not historic bias" May 28, 2024
Efforts to Draft an International Pandemic Treaty Falter Countries unable to agree on how to respond to next global emergency May 28, 2024
A Life in Medical Innovation and Philanthropy A discussion with the former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation May 28, 2024 podcast
Gallbladder Cancer Rates Stable or Down, Except in Black Patients Black patients "presenting more often, and they're presenting at a later stage," researcher says May 24, 2024
Can Medicare Money Protect Doctors From Abortion Crimes? It Has Worked Before. Idaho abortion ruling may depend on federal spending power shielding doctors from state charges May 23, 2024
Nutrition Experts Call on Congress to Advance 'Food Is Medicine' Movement Produce prescriptions, medically tailored meals improve quality of life, cut costs, they say May 22, 2024
Cancer Clinical Trial Participation May Not Actually Improve Survival, Study Says Meta-analysis suggests survival benefits disappeared after accounting for biases, confounders May 22, 2024
Senators Mull Ways to Stop Patent 'Abuse' by Pharma Companies Manufacturers of brand-name drugs will try every tack to delay generic entry, experts say May 21, 2024
After the Only Hospital in Town Closed, a City Directs Its Ire at Politicians In rural communities, over 100 hospitals have downsized services or closed over the past decade May 21, 2024
Revisiting 'Left Without Being Seen' Metrics in the ED The current system drives problematic decisions regarding how care is allocated May 20, 2024
Lung Function Tests: End of Racial Adjustments Could Have Wide Impact Millions in the U.S. may be reclassified, changing work eligibility, disability compensation May 20, 2024
Why One Health System Stopped Suing Its Patients New York nonprofit is one of only a few nationally that bar all aggressive collection activities May 19, 2024
20 Years of Same-Sex Marriage Has Been a Boon to Health We should all celebrate strides in healthcare May 17, 2024
HPV Vaccination Program in England Was Effective Across Socioeconomic Groups "It is vitally important to achieve high coverage in all sectors of society," researcher says May 16, 2024
HHS Task Force Launches Roadmap for Improving Maternal Mental Health Report highlights need for national infrastructure and affordable, equitable access to services May 15, 2024
Smartphone-Based Lifestyle Interventions Result in Modest, Sustained Weight Loss Interventions important for patients with no access to medical or surgical treatments May 15, 2024
Clinicians at Legacy Health Move to Unionize About 150 doctors, PAs and NPs plan to organize with an American Federation of Teachers affiliate May 14, 2024
Mail-Order Medication Abortion Effective and Acceptable to Patients 90.4% of participants said they would use mail-order dispensing again for abortion care May 13, 2024
Sexual Harassment Rampant in Ob/Gyn Field, Despite Majority Female Workforce Researchers suggest that power dynamics may be more critical than gender May 08, 2024
Having a PCP Important in Cervical Cancer Screening, Especially for LGB Women Lesbian, gay, and bisexual cisgender women with PCP more likely to be up-to-date with screening May 06, 2024
Lack of Clinical Trial Availability Tied to Worse Prostate Cancer Mortality "It's a trend we really don't want to see," researcher says May 06, 2024
What Is Going on With Catheter-Based Pulmonary Embolism Devices in the Real World? Researchers try to make do with the scant data on advanced PE intervention May 04, 2024
Biden Administration: 100,000 Migrants Expected to Enroll in Obamacare Next Year New rule opens up ACA marketplace to DACA participants May 03, 2024
A Look Inside the Exorbitant Costs of Applying to Residency The expense creates a barrier to equity and excellence May 02, 2024
Why Don't Men Have Their Version of 'The Pill'? A focus on gender equity should include contraceptive equity too Apr 30, 2024
Major Gaps in Cancer Screening at Federally Qualified Health Centers Breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screening rates much lower than overall national rates Apr 29, 2024
Genetics Studies Have a Diversity Problem That Researchers Struggle to Fix Most data based on DNA from white people, but small differences can have big health outcomes Apr 28, 2024
Closing Gender-Based Disease Disparities Starts in the Lab Women must have a seat at the table in deciding what type of research to pursue Apr 27, 2024
White House Indefinitely Delays Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes Biden administration has delayed the final rule several times recently Apr 26, 2024
Neurotechnology Development Must Be Slow and Steady The burgeoning field holds both promise and risks Apr 22, 2024
Ocrelizumab Trial Fills Research Gap for Black, Hispanic MS Patients Half of patients had no evidence of disease activity at 48 weeks Apr 18, 2024
Nepali Plaintiffs Double Down on 'Severe Harm' Caused by Invalidated USMLE Scores Updated complaint brings in U.S.-based plaintiff Apr 17, 2024
Idaho's Ban on Youth Gender-Affirming Care Has Families Scrambling for Solutions Ruling marks the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in on the issue Apr 17, 2024
Many With Breast Cancer 'Systematically Left Behind,' Report Says Lancet Commission issues recommendations to address inequities in global breast cancer care Apr 15, 2024
MedPAC Wrestles With Wide Variation in Generic Rx Prices, Availability Commissioners baffled by factors affecting Part D drug prices Apr 15, 2024
Pediatric Eye Care 'Deserts' Pervasive in the U.S. 87% of counties don't have a single pediatric ophthalmologist or pediatric optometrist Apr 15, 2024
I'm an Autistic Doctor. Here's How to Improve Care for Autistic Patients. There are robust resources available to help Apr 13, 2024
