The administration calls Moncef Slaoui, who leads its vaccine race, a “contractor” to sidestep rules against personally profiting from government positions. Slaoui owns $10 million in stock of a company working with his team to develop a vaccine. More
The new study found five unapproved pharmaceutical drugs in 10 different over-the-counter brain supplements. More
While insulin is the poster child for outrageous prescription costs, patients are paying ever more to treat depression, asthma, HIV, cholesterol and more. More
Some of the leading candidates might work better for the richest people in the world, simply on account of how they're made. More
The pandemic and racism create a stressful back-to-school time More
A lack of direction from federal administrators is causing confusion for many hospital administrators. Rural hospitals are among the ones hit hardest. More
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has laid bare many of the flaws in our country's health care system, including a weak public health infrastructure, the terrible and persistent health and health care disparities experienced by people of color and other marginalized populations, our inability to nimbly redistribute vital equipment and human resources, the consequences of chronic underfunding of long-term care, and the utter absence of a functional collaboration between policy makers and the health care delivery system. More
In this week's Hospitals Q&A video, Shannon Brownlee and Vikas Saini discuss the American health care paradox and where hospitals fit into the equation. More
The new coronavirus seems so strange because it has our full attention in a way most viruses don’t. More
We spoke with Dr. Tom Perry, clinical associate professor at UBC to ask him about practical ways to avoid medication overload and the assumptions about medications we need to rethink in our society. More
The pandemic has prompted many physician groups to consider taking on risk, including capitated payments. Experts say there are regulatory, logistical hurdles to consider. More
Campaigns to reduce deaths related to childbirth do little to address clinicians not hearing the problems Black mothers experience. More
Overprescribing of opioids can lead to dependence and serious harm, but abrupt tapers or discontinuation can also be disruptive for patients already taking opioids. How can primary care clinicians prescribe pain medications responsibly? More
The gap between rates set for private insurers and employers vs. those by the federal government stirs the debate over a government-run health plan. More
Rural hospitals have been closing at a quickening pace in recent years, but a number of inner-city hospitals now face a similar fate. More
The survey is aligned with concerns from mental health professionals: The pandemic is draining frontline clinicians emotionally, physically or financially. More
As the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare health care inequities, more Black women are looking to home birth as a way not only to avoid the coronavirus but also to shun a health system that has contributed to African American women being three to four times more likely to die of childbirth-related causes than white women, regardless of income or education. More
In a letter to the drug maker, the state treasurers warn that prices “disconnected from market forces will ultimately backfire." More
The National Institutes of Health has suggested minorities should be overrepresented in COVID-19 vaccine trials — perhaps at rates that are double their percentage of the U.S. population. More
Latino health care workers talk about the impact of COVID-19 on their mental health and the way it has impacted their lives. More