As health workers were dying of COVID-19, federal work-safety officials filed just one citation against an employer and rapidly closed complaints about protective gear. More
"On a scale of 0 to 10, how painful is the cost of your health care?" All doctors should ask their patients about the financial pain of their health care. More
The label on a pill bottle lists the drug’s active and inactive ingredients, but new research concludes some “inactive” ingredients aren’t so inactive. More
Black and Hispanic people are more likely to experience longer wait times and understaffed testing centers. More
According to Vikas Saini, president of the Lown Institute, by incorporating civic leadership rather than just patient outcomes, the new rankings aim to make hospitals "rethink what it means to be great." He explained, "What we're trying to do is create a new narrative and for all of us to think differently about hospital[s]—what they are doing and what they could do." More
Hospitals are increasingly soliciting donations from patients, and the patients don’t much like it, a new survey finds. More
There’s no way to know for sure because the government isn’t yet collecting the kind of detailed data that would show the extent of the problem. More
In dermatology, where images are critical for diagnoses, the lack of images of darker skin poses a roadblock to proper treatment and medical education. More
Filipino Americans are dying of coronavirus infection at higher rates, revealing issues in public health treatment and healthcare for Asian Americans. More
This essay describes the author’s adaptations to dystopian changes in hospital procedures and the reverberations throughout her life brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. More