At the same time that more doctors were prescribing stimulants, a new analysis finds that 1 in 18 U.S. physicians received some form of payment from drug companies that were marketing these medicines, notably ADHD pills often prescribed for children. And the researchers suggested the financial ties may have partly contributed to the rise in prescriptions. More
Treatment at a military hospital can leave you tens of thousands of dollars in debt—and hounded by the federal government. More
The Geography of Child Opportunity: Why Neighborhoods Matter for Equity contains our analysis of the first findings from the Child Opportunity Index 2.0 for the 100 largest U.S. metros. More
According to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll, seven in 10 Americans say they would prefer to die at home. And that's the direction the health care system is moving, too, hoping to avoid unnecessary and expensive treatment at the end of life. More
A new study finds that even the "best" hospitals in the nation commonly offer unnecessary cardiovascular screening tests to wealthy patients. More
Pediatric professional groups have known for years that certain tests and procedures are unnecessary and potentially harmful. Yet one in ten children receive low-value care, according to a recent study. More
The Boston Globe highlights the problem of medication overload and provides a sneak peek of the upcoming Lown action plan. More
Nearly two thirds of those who took part had witnessed bullying or harassment. More
That idea that today we’d be basking in the fruits of ultra-personalized medicine was put forth by scientists who were promoting the Human Genome Project — a massive, publicly-funded international research effort. More
The Food and Drug Administration has gotten faster at approving new prescription drugs over the past four decades, but the evidence it relies on in making those decisions is getting weaker, according to new research... More
For 20 years, the U.S. government has urged companies, universities, and other institutions that conduct clinical trials to record their results in a federal database, so doctors and patients can see whether new treatments are safe and effective. Few trial sponsors have consistently done so, even after a 2007 law made posting mandatory for many trials registered in the database. More
Racial bias still affects many aspects of health care.
Researchers at Google Health teamed up with academic medical centers in the United States and Britain to train an AI system using tens of thousands of mammograms. More
The Shkreli Awards shine a light on some of the bad behavior in the healthcare sphere during 2019. Hospitals earned four of the 10 awards from the Lown Institute. More
Pharmaceutical companies have long turned to physicians to deliver key marketing messages to their colleagues, patients, and the public. These companies are now investing in patients who have gained trust and stature within a patient community. These patients speak as everyday people with medical conditions, as relatable as a friend from high school. More
A woman is more likely to die of cervical cancer in Alabama than in any other state in the country. An African-American woman in the state is twice as likely to die of cervical cancer than a white woman. More
The mentally ill fight a battle every day — they battle to want to live, to not hurt others so they may live, to run from those who would take their life because the hidden wounds of mental illness are too often misunderstood. More
As AI becomes more popular in health care, clinicians and patients should take the opportunity to learn about how the potential risks of these products. More