Health care? More like health scare!
Every day is Halloween for pharma marketers... More
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Navigating the mess of medical misinformation
Why is clinical research such a mess? And how can we clean it up? More
Is there a middle ground in the statin debate?
How do we balance evidence and patient preferences in the intensifying statin debate? More
Why is pediatric overuse being overlooked?
Medical overuse is just as much a problem in children's health care as it is for adults, so why isn't there more recognition of this issue? More
Maryland’s all-payer system shows hospitals can live within their means
Fee-for-service drives overuse and high costs, but what's the alternative? Maryland may have the answer. More
Conflicts of interest complicate Hep C research debate
Researchers and advocates are up in arms over a new review of Hepatitis C treatments. But look who's funding each side... More
When quality performance measures don’t pass the test
Rewarding doctors for following quality measures should be a win-win, but there's one problem- many of these measures don't actually make patients healthier. More
Why corruption is the new normal in health care (and what we can do about it)
From industry payments to kickbacks, corruption is everywhere in health care. And it comes at a high cost to patient safety. More
An Interview with Patty Gabow
An Interview with Patty Gabow Keeping the Patient at the Center in Hospital Administration Patricia A. Gabow, MD, MACP is Professor Emerita of Medicine at the University of Colorado and the former CEO of Denver Health. She is the author of more than 130 articles, 36 books and book chapters, and a recent book, The Lean Prescription: Powerful […] More
Right Care Vignette winner sounds the alarm on unnecessary bed alarms
What do you do when your patient’s well-being is threatened by rules beyond your control? More
Right Care Series in The Lancet
With the Right Care Series, published by The Lancet in 2017, the Lown Institute launched a global effort to assess the scope of overuse and underuse and place these twin failings at the center of health strategies everywhere to achieve the right care for all people. The Institute organized a team of 27 international experts from nine countries and 21 institutions. More
A patient’s story: After research, a push back on thyroid surgery
When Julie Martinez was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, she started doing research on overdiagnosis, and was shocked by what she found... More
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What the FDA isn’t telling about duloxetine
When researchers and the press started asking about duloxetine, the FDA didn’t scour its database and go public. It kept quiet. More