Universities launch opioid litigation archive to ‘ensure history doesn’t repeat itself’
The goal of the Opioid Industry Documents Archive is to provide transparency into the strategies companies used to increase sales. More
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Counties with large Asian, Black or Hispanic populations had higher number of Covid-19 cases, CDC says
Counties in the United States with large Black, Asian and Hispanic populations were hit harder by Covid-19 in the early months of the pandemic, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More
Is Estrogen Deficiency Really a Thing?
The catchall term plays into a cultural notion that estrogen is what makes a woman a woman. More
‘It was nuts. It was exhilarating’: How a punishing year transformed Mayo Clinic
This echoes a national trend healthcare institutions have seen this year, said Dr. Vikas Saini, president of the Lown Institute, a nonpartisan healthcare-focused think tank. “When you get this type of a massive crisis, quite often, the old kind of leadership models and chains of command have to get disrupted. Because if you have to move quickly, there's a lot of native intelligence in the rank and file or on the front lines,” Saini said. “Crises like this kind of allow some of that knowledge, which is practical knowledge, to be made available.”
Biden’s choice and FDA’s loosening standards of evidence
The US Food and Drug Administration is widely considered the world’s premier regulator of drugs and devices, but critics say three decades of deregulation have resulted in increasingly lax oversight and lower standards of evidence, writes Jeanne Lenzer More
Palliative care works, so why is it rarely used? Follow the money
Two-thirds of people living with serious illnesses aren't getting a therapy that could benefit them in many ways: palliative care. More
“What we’ve seen should be a wake-up call to everybody”: Lown leaders discuss needed changes in healthcare
On the Race to Value podcast, Vikas Saini and Shannon Brownlee discuss Dr. Lown's legacy, trust as high-value care, hospital coordination, and much more. More
Asian Americans in Texas are struggling to get the COVID vaccine. Here’s why.
Asian people across the country and in Texas have already experienced an increase in racist attacks since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and now, many are finding themselves left out as the vaccine rollout trundles forward. More
One in three Covid-19 deaths may be linked to health insurance gaps
A recent report from Families USA finds that uninsurance was associated with 44% of Covid-19 infections and 32% of deaths in the US. More
Rich Countries Signed Away a Chance to Vaccinate the World
Despite warnings, American and European officials gave up leverage that could have guaranteed access for billions of people. That risks prolonging the pandemic. More
More Black And Latinx Americans Are Embracing COVID-19 Vaccination
Surveys show that support for COVID-19 vaccines is rising among Black and Latinx populations, now that tens of millions of Americans have safely received the shots. More
The Case for Donating US Covid Vaccines Overseas
For now, there’s not enough vaccine for the U.S., but that could change within a few months. More
‘The public is being denied the truth’: A legal expert blasts Purdue’s bankruptcy plan to end opioid lawsuits
The process "appears to be a system designed to protect the creditors, but it’s not," said legal expert and advocate Charlotte Bismuth. More
The U.S. Has A History Of Linking Disease With Race And Ethnicity
The coronavirus is all over the headlines these days. Accompanying those headlines? Suspicion and harassment of Asians and Asian Americans. More
Equity Metrics Should Be An Essential Component Of Hospital Rankings
As hospitals and health systems commit to promoting and practicing equity, they must also be judged, through ranking systems, on their success in achieving equity. More
Evaluation of Hospital Cesarean Delivery–Related Profits and Rates in the United States
This cross-sectional study of discharge data from a national database of US hospitals examines the association of profits hospitals received from cesarean procedures and rates of cesarean delivery. More
‘Why do I put my life on the line?’ Pandemic trauma haunts health workers
The worst of the pandemic may be behind the country, but for front-line health workers the scars might take much longer to heal. More
Study: 94% of older adults prescribed drugs that raise risk of falling
Researchers at the University of Buffalo also found an increase in deaths related to falls. More
Vaccine Rollout Leaves Behind the Blind, Paralyzed, Autistic
Millions of Americans with disabilities are being overlooked during the pandemic recovery, stuck at home without therapy or social programs, and struggling to book Covid-19 vaccinations. More
Assessment of the Appropriateness of Antimicrobial Use in US Hospitals
This cross-sectional study evaluates the appropriateness of antimicrobial use for hospitalized patients treated for community-acquired pneumonia or a urinary tract infection present at admission or for patients who had received fluoroquinolone or intravenous vancomycin treatment. More