How to (Legally) Diversify the Healthcare Workforce Alternative approaches are key following the SCOTUS ruling on race-based admissions Aug 29, 2023
U.S. Unveils First 10 Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations Treatments for heart failure, Crohn's disease, and diabetes make the list Aug 29, 2023
Female Doctors in Movies Largely Outnumbered Despite growing numbers of women physicians, media portrayals haven't kept up Aug 28, 2023
Pulse Oximetry Inaccuracies Delayed COVID-19 Treatment Black patients more likely to have an unrecognized need for therapy versus white patients Aug 24, 2023
CDC: One in Five Women Mistreated During Maternity Care Report finds even higher levels among Black, Hispanic, and multiracial women Aug 22, 2023
Planned Parenthood of New Mexico Limits Non-Abortion Care Due to Surge From Texas Organization is prioritizing abortion, while nearby clinics take on more wellness exams Aug 18, 2023
Removing Race-Corrected Pulmonary Function Tests May Alter Lung Cancer Care Path to eliminating these tests, while crucial, will be challenging, researchers say Aug 16, 2023
'Mail-Order Bride' or 'Very Obese': Bias in Resident Patient Handoffs Weight, race among factors associated with negative stereotypes, blaming language Aug 14, 2023
Experts Warn of the Extreme Public Health Threats From Heat Cities and individuals can prevent heat-related illnesses, they say Aug 11, 2023
An Analysis of the Blizzard of Lawsuits to Block Drug-Price Negotiations Industry is using the same old playbook Aug 09, 2023
America's Growing Lack of Trust in Medicine Eric Reinhart, MD, on the U.S. and its "horrific public health" Aug 09, 2023 video
Buprenorphine Cost a Potential Barrier for Opioid-Addicted Youth, Adults Opioid use disorder medication remains underused, and cost appears to contribute, studies show Aug 07, 2023
One Size Doesn't Fit All for Automated BP Measurement Cuffs, Trial Finds "Strikingly inaccurate" readings with ill-fitting cuffs, especially on larger arms Aug 07, 2023
Medical School Applicants Do Not Need to 'Check' a Box to Succeed Five reasons why the Supreme Court's ruling will not set back diversification in medicine Aug 05, 2023
Doctors Sue California Over Implicit Bias Training "Taking some dippy course is not going to change a hardened racist," one plaintiff says Aug 03, 2023
Continuation Patents Have Surged, Disrupting Generic Competition, Study Shows Researchers caution that abusing patent laws harms patients, stifles innovation Aug 01, 2023
Female Physicians Often Face Infertility, Delays in Childbearing, Surveys Show Two new studies illustrate how time-intensive, stressful training changes family building Jul 27, 2023
A Bright Future for Gender-Affirming Care "There is an absolute tidal wave of providers coming" to improve gender-diverse care Jul 27, 2023 video
AI Can Play a Role in Reducing Stroke Disparities But concerns remain about the potential for bias and differential access Jul 24, 2023
Study of 1.6 Million Veterans Links Neighborhood and Dementia Risk Despite equal access to care, health inequalities persisted in disadvantaged areas Jul 20, 2023
It's High Time for Gender-Inclusive Clinical Research Health decisions must account for all types of bodies and identities Jul 18, 2023
After Pushback, J&J Allows Generics of Its TB Drug A Swiss non-profit will be allowed to bring generic bedaquiline to lower-income countries Jul 14, 2023
New Recommendations Address Global Inequality in Sickle Cell Disease Care Commission lays out strategies for progress by 2025 and beyond Jul 13, 2023
New CMS Coding Shortchanges Natural-Tissue Breast Reconstruction Elisabeth Potter, MD, on the negative effect on women with breast cancer and their surgeons Jul 11, 2023 video
A Call to Unionize Healthcare Workers Eric Reinhart, MD, on tearing down "exploitative labor practices" in the U.S. healthcare industry Jul 06, 2023 video
Maternal Mortality Remains 'Unacceptably High' in the U.S., Study Shows Black women continue to have the highest maternal mortality rates Jul 05, 2023
Addressing Healthcare Inequities Through Patient Relationships Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH, on how race impacts health outcomes Jul 05, 2023 podcast
There's No Anki Card for Empathy Socioeconomic diversity among doctors can improve patient care Jul 03, 2023
I Am a Physician Face of Affirmative Action The Supreme Court's ruling hurts, but still I have hope Jun 30, 2023
'Jarringly' Low Hep C Cure Rates a Decade After New Treatments, CDC Says Lack of rapid testing and payer restrictions are creating barriers, experts say Jun 29, 2023
Threats to Democracy Are Threats to Health This term, the Supreme Court brought some surprising, but good, news Jun 29, 2023
Diabetes Projected to Affect 1.3 Billion People by 2050 Advance of disease driven by high BMI, with social determinants of health playing a role Jun 28, 2023
Penn Medicine Pulls Out of U.S. News Hospital Rankings The health system announced its decision after this year's medical school exodus Jun 26, 2023
Maternal Outcomes at Rural Hospitals Hinge on Delivery Volume Excess severe maternal morbidity in lower-volume rural hospitals Jun 24, 2023
A Year Later, Doctors Feel Impact of Dobbs Decision 'Every Single Day' "Sometimes, I feel that I am not able to fulfill the Hippocratic Oath" Jun 21, 2023
I Never Asked Why the Bodies Kept Coming An excerpt from Brian Williams' forthcoming book on racism, violence, and how we heal Jun 19, 2023
BMI vs Body Fat Percentage: Measures Conflict When Classifying Obesity Clinicians should not rely solely on BMI for measuring obesity, researcher says Jun 16, 2023
Do Rheumatologists See Past RA Patients' Race? Randomized study finds no disparities in biologics prescribing, but questions linger Jun 15, 2023
AMA Opposes Legacy Preferences in Med School Applications Delegates persuade House members to acknowledge "discriminatory impact" of long-standing practice Jun 14, 2023