The Public Has Been Forgiving. But Hospitals Got Some Things Wrong.
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More Than 1 in 5 Illinoisans Living in State Homes for Adults With Disabilities Have Tested Positive for the Coronavirus
In Illinois, at least 355 people who live in state-run homes for adults with disabilities have tested positive for the coronavirus. “They don’t know why their family has stopped coming to visit,” a relative said. More
Doctor navigates culture and stigma to address black mental health amid COVID-19
Dr. Rheeda Walker wrote “The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health,” which has seen an increase in popularity amid coronavirus More
Coronavirus Tests The Value Of Artificial Intelligence In Medicine
Overall, AI’s implementation in everyday clinical care is less common than hype over the technology would suggest. Yet the coronavirus crisis has inspired some hospital systems to accelerate promising applications. More
Calling health care workers ‘heroes’ harms all of us
The hero image burns so bright that it eclipses any light shining on the failures of the system that could turn heroes into involuntary martyrs. More
The ‘us and them’ pandemic shows America is still impervious to black pain
“Not my problem” is not the right response to the coronavirus. More
The Striking Racial Divide in How Covid-19 Has Hit Nursing Homes
Homes with a significant number of black and Latino residents have been twice as likely to be hit by the coronavirus as those where the population is overwhelmingly white. More
Can PCPs Survive COVID-19? Only If Fee-for-Service Goes
Some form of prospective payment is needed, experts say More
For Dementia Patients And Caregivers, The Pandemic Brings New Challenges
Navigating this pandemic is difficult in many ways, but it’s particularly complicated when a loved one has dementia. More
How A Company Misappropriated Native American Culture To Sell Health Insurance
Maine investigators find one patient’s saga with O’NA HealthCare offers a cautionary tale for anyone looking for cut-rate coverage online. More
Effects of Gender Bias and Stereotypes in Surgical Training
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effects of pro-male stereotypes on female surgical residents. More
Why the time is now for more women leaders in health care
Women make up 75-80% of health care workers, but only 13% of health care executives. In a new book, Dr. Patty Gabow explains why we should be encouraging more female leadership in health care and provides a guide for aspiring health care leaders. More
Amid conflict-of-interest criticisms, top FDA officials recuse themselves from Covid-19 vaccine approvals
Two top FDA officials will recuse themselves from Covid-19 vaccine approval decisions since they are joining a Trump push for approval. More
Covid-19 has exposed the limits of the pharmaceutical market model
Remdesivir is the poster child for why we need a new model of drug development for pandemics and neglected diseases that isn't market-based. More
Outbreak on edge of Navajo Nation overwhelms rural hospital
On the eve of New Mexico’s shutdown of bars and restaurants to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the city of Gallup came alive for one last night of revelry. More
The Black American Amputation Epidemic
Black patients were losing limbs at triple the rate of others. The doctor put up billboards in the Mississippi Delta. Amputation Prevention Institute, they read. He could save their limbs, if it wasn’t too late. More
Moderna’s claim of favorable results in its vaccine trial is an example of ‘publication by press release’
Without the underlying data, promising vaccines and treatments are impossible to evaluate. More
Medicaid Providers At The End Of The Line For Federal COVID Funding
Congress authorized $100 billion for health care providers, both to compensate them for the extra costs associated with caring for patients with COVID-19 and for the revenue that’s not coming in from regular care. They have been required to stop providing most nonemergency services, and many patients are afraid to visit health care facilities. More
If J&J really wants to support nurses, it should make the TB drug bedaquiline affordable
Bedaquiline, an important treatment for tuberculosis, costs too much for most people. Johnson & Johnson could sell it for $1 a day and still turn a profit. More
‘They killed her’: Why are breast implants still putting millions of women at risk?
Allergan’s “medical aesthetics” products helped persuade AbbVie to buy the company. But what if the devices driving profit are also endangering women’s health? More