One in 5 COVID-affected health workers weighs quitting: study
Childcare stressors, impact on careers, and more have affected healthcare workers. More
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United States spent $162 million on remdesivir development but holds no patents, review finds
Members of Congress asked for a GAO review of taxpayer spending that went toward to Gilead's coronavirus drug. More
Medical Device Firm Payments To Physicians Exceed What Drug Companies Pay Physicians, Target Surgical Specialists
Many physicians receive payments from medical device companies that make products physicians can use or recommend. More
Getting Vaccinated While Black
Obtaining a COVID shot, like so many other aspects of American life, has emerged as a racial-justice issue—and a matter of life and death. More
‘Outrageous’: 46 Million Americans Say They Would Not Be Able to Afford Healthcare If They Needed It
Dr. Vikas Saini, president of the Lown Institute think tank, told The Guardian on Wednesday that "unfortunately, it's not surprising that millions of Americans can't afford healthcare." "It is, however, shocking and kind of outrageous," Saini added. "Our system has been structured for many years on the basis of private health plans and very deep dysfunction politically and within the medical industry. Americans have been facing this mammoth problem. It was there during, and looks like it's going to be after, the pandemic... Americans want, and need I'd say, a radically better healthcare system." More
In light of anti-Asian attacks, medicine needs to listen to Asian American trainees
As medical institutions grapple with racism, Asian American and Pacific Islander trainees should be included in reform efforts. More
Estimation and Comparison of Current and Future Racial/Ethnic Representation in the US Health Care Workforce
In this cross-sectional study of 2019 data from the American Community Survey and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Black, Hispanic, and Native American people were underrepresented in the 10 health care professions analyzed. Although the educational pipeline shows some limited improvement, underrepresentation of these groups persists. More
Data disaggregation shows startling health disparities among Asian Americans
The lack of knowledge around Asian American health has serious public health implications. More
Nearly 46m Americans would be unable to afford quality healthcare in an emergency
“Unfortunately, it’s not surprising that millions of Americans can’t afford healthcare,” said Dr Vikas Saini, president of the Lown Institute, a think tank whose advocacy work has examined how high prices on insulin have led to rationing and even death among diabetics. “It is, however, shocking and kind of outrageous, but not surprising.” “Our system has been structured for many years on the basis of private health plans and very deep dysfunction politically and within the medical industry,” said Saini.
‘It Felt Like Deception’: An Elite NYC Hospital Charges Huge Virus Test Fees
Insurers are stuck with the big bills from Lenox Hill, but the public ultimately pays through higher premiums. More
Evaluation of Aducanumab for Alzheimer Disease: Scientific Evidence and Regulatory Review Involving Efficacy, Safety, and Futility
This Viewpoint details the development and regulatory path of aducanumab, a human IgG1 monoclonal antibody to treat Alzheimer disease. More
Many hospitalized Covid-19 patients are given antibiotics. That’s a problem
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, using existing antibiotics appropriately and finding new ones has never been more urgent. More
PRESS RELEASE: Shannon Brownlee steps down from Lown Institute, helped guide health care think tank into new era
Shannon Brownlee will be stepping down from her leadership role as senior vice president effective April 1 in order to pursue writing and artistic endeavors. “Being a part of the Lown Institute leadership has truly been one of the most rewarding times of my professional career,” said Brownlee. More
To Achieve Mental Health Equity, Dismantle Social Injustice
Substance use disorders and other problems cannot be addressed from a position of willful ignorance about our society’s inequalities More
Black Patients are More Likely Than White Patients to be in Hospitals with Worse Patient Safety Conditions
An Urban Institute brief shows Black patients experienced significantly worse quality of care relative to White patients in 2017 across the 26 states in this analysis. More
Updating Our Thinking on Troponin Use and Interpretation
Drs Allen and deSouza present the case of a middle-aged man with palpitations and chest pain in the setting of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). The symptoms resolved when the tachycardia stopped, but a troponin test ordered as part of the initial workup returned elevated results. More
To stop overuse, we have to focus on and measure the harms
In a recent piece in the BMJ, Shannon Brownlee and Deborah Korenstein argue that if we want to move the needle overuse, we have to make overuse an issue of preventable harm, not just waste. More
‘Pandemic grief’ proves especially devastating and complex for many in mourning, health experts say
Bereavement after a coronavirus death may be traumatically distorted by our enforced absence — not “being there” to offer an embrace to a dying loved one. More
Value-based care has an equity problem
Two recent studies in JAMA find that hospitals and clinicians caring for high proportions of people of color get punished in our current value-based payment programs. More
COVID-19 curbed health systems’ charity-care spending in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic kept many patients out of hospitals last year. That meant fewer people qualified for free or discounted care compared with 2019. More