A leading AI researcher calls for standards to ensure equity and fairness
Under current industry norms, the extent of testing and reporting on diversity is largely left up to the developers of the models. More
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Interoperability: an untapped tool in America’s fight against Covid-19
Interoperability — the secure sharing of health information across platforms — can improve our response to the Covid-19 pandemic. More
‘Tired to the bone’: Hospitals overwhelmed with virus cases
Overwhelmed hospitals are converting chapels, cafeterias, waiting rooms, hallways, even a parking garage into patient treatment areas. More
Death doulas help the dying meet their end with affirmation instead of anxiety
‘God wants me to do this”: San Antonio death doula on her calling to help the dying and their families prepare for death’s journey. More
DOJ watchdog finds Louisiana inmates with coronavirus were not isolated for a week
In a report released Tuesday, the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General found that a Louisiana prison did not not isolate inmates infected with coronavirus for about one week. More
Black, Latino and Native American people being hospitalized with COVID-19 at roughly 4 times rate of white counterparts: CDC
New reporting from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that Black, Latino, Hispanic and Native American people are being hospitalized with COVID-19 at nearly four times the rate of non-Hispanic white persons. More
What Doctors Aren’t Always Taught: How to Spot Racism in Health Care
Faculty members and student activists around the country have long called for medical schools to increase the number of students and instructors from underrepresented backgrounds to improve treatment and build inclusivity. But to identify racism’s roots and its effects in the health system, they say, fundamental changes must be made in medical school curriculums. More
Proposed British guidelines reject useless chronic fatigue syndrome treatments
A key British agency has rejected graded exercise therapy and cognitive behavior therapy as treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome. More
Does Remdesivir Actually Work Against Covid-19?
The evidence shows only that the drug might be effective. That once wasn’t enough for F.D.A. approval. More
Increasing Numbers of Children Prescribed Multiple Psychiatric Medications
According to researchers, children are being increasingly prescribed multiple different psychiatric medications. More
Could telehealth increase inappropriate prescribing?
The Covid-19 pandemic has ushered in the era of telehealth. But are there unintended consequences for overprescribing? More
Federal authorities issue strong warning to pharma over speaker programs and kickbacks
A federal watchdog agency has issued an unusual warning to the drug industry to avoid using speaker programs to boost prescriptions. More
AMA calls racism a ‘public health threat’
The American Medical Association declared racism a public health threat in an effort to highlight healthcare's role toward reducing racial discrimination and bias. More
Failed study spawns fresh debate about fish-oil-derived drugs for heart disease
The new study was completely negative, while an earlier trial of Vascepa, another fish-oil-derived drug, persuaded the FDA to approve it. More
Hospital charges are out of control. Will transparency help?
A new report shows that the ratio of hospital charges compared to their costs has ballooned over the past decades. Why does it matter? More
Rapid Testing Is Less Accurate Than the Government Wants to Admit
Rapid antigen testing is a mess. The federal government pushed it out without a plan, and then spent weeks denying problems with false positives. More
A nudge helps doctors bring up end-of-life issues with their dying cancer patients
A nudge based on artificial intelligence helps cancer doctors start conversations with their dying patients about their end-of-life wishes. More
VIDEO: Five things hospitals should continue after Covid-19
Covid-19 has revealed a lot of failures in the health care system. But some of the changes hospitals have had to make are worth keeping. In this week's Hospitals Q&A video, Shannon Brownlee and Vikas Saini discuss five things hospitals should keep doing after the pandemic. More
Doctors Are Calling It Quits Under Stress of the Pandemic
Thousands of medical practices are closing, as doctors and nurses decide to retire early or shift to less intense jobs. More
The cardiac implant you get may depend on the company paying your doctor
Does receiving money from medical device companies impact the devices doctors implant in patients? A recent study in JAMA suggests that it does. More