Everyone has been talking about structural racism in criminal justice, but what about health care? In this latest edition of "Lown Hospitals Q&A," Shannon Brownlee and Vikas Saini discuss what the Lown Hospitals Index inclusivity metric shows about race and hospital access. More
This cross-sectional study uses 2018 data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study to assess the prevalence among older adults in the United States of unreadiness to access video or telephone telemedicine because of disability or inexperience with technology. More
A recent study in JAMA finds that nearly half of older adults are still screened for certain cancers above the recommended age. More
While everyone is focused on the current pandemic, how can we take actions now to reduce the threat of antibiotic resistance? More
Only 16% of providers are eliminating bonus payouts entirely this year as COVID-19 roils the healthcare industry and the broader economy. More
Early in the pandemic, insurers expected the costs of treating COVID-19 would vastly increase medical spending. Instead, non-COVID care has plummeted and insurers have pocketed the result. More
As health workers were dying of COVID-19, federal work-safety officials filed just one citation against an employer and rapidly closed complaints about protective gear. More
Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of the human response to health and disease. The science behind it underscores the vital roles that nurses play. More
Not only are Hispanics catching coronavirus at higher rates in Texas’ largest county, they also suffer some of the worst outcomes. More
Statistical gaps can make it difficult to properly allocate public resources to Native Americans. When that’s the case, one leader said, “tribal nations have an effective death sentence.” More
Telehealth forces clinicians to keep their distance and do exactly what is "essential." We have much to learn about the long-term implications of that. More
Lawmakers in two states have introduced bills in the past month that would ban drug makers from giving most gifts to doctors. More
As the world races to find a vaccine and a treatment for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight for the burgeoning outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories, hoaxes, anti-mask myths and sham cures. More
In my cancer care so far, shared decision-making between doctor and patient is only half-working. More
Culturally sensitive communication within a trusted patient-physician relationship supplemented by pharmacists, and language tailored to specific clinical situations may support deprescribing in primary care for patients with dementia and MCC. More
Today’s news about a “breakthrough” test is certainly not the first we’ve heard like that about a possible Alzheimer’s test. More
While the blatant horrors of the past are gone, the ideas that fueled race-based medicine stubbornly linger. We can change. More
How racially biased is AI medicine? Experts are asking if biased algorithms worsen Covid-19's toll on Black Americans. More
How does one weigh patient safety against cost, especially when dealing with critically ill patients, for whom mistakes can cost lives? More
Access to testing grew faster in wealthier, whiter cities than in communities of color where the coronavirus was spreading fastest, a Chronicle analysis has found. More