Profit over people, cost over care: America’s broken healthcare exposed by virus
There were 27.9 million people without health insurance in 2018, and record-high unemployment will increase that figure by millions More
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People With Disabilities Fear Pandemic Will Worsen Medical Biases
As medical providers prepare for the possibility that they may have to ration care, many people with disabilities fear they will get lesser treatment. More
Fearing deportation, many immigrants at higher risk of Covid-19 are afraid to seek testing or care
"We are seeing it hit people who are in poorly paid, yet risky jobs … jobs that cannot be done via Zoom meeting," one doctor said of Covid-19. More
Hospitals have stopped unnecessary elective surgeries – and shouldn’t restart them after the pandemic
Elective surgeries have been halted as part of the health system's response to coronavirus. But many are unnecessary and shouldn't be rescheduled after the pandemic ends. More
Service to Others May Be the Answer to Physician Burnout
This Viewpoint discusses emphasis and inclusion of global surgery in medical school as a possible way to address and prevent physician burnout. More
‘They Know How to Bamboozle People’: Former Insurance Exec Says Industry Will Fail Us During Coronavirus
"This pandemic, if anything, is waking people up to just how unreliable, and insecure, the current healthcare system is." More
’20-Bed ICU, 9 Are Hospital Staff’
MedPage Today survey finds healthcare workers sidelined by COVID-19, New York hardest hit More
Coronavirus Tests Science’s Need for Speed Limits
Preprint servers and peer-reviewed journals are seeing surging audiences, with many new readers not well versed in the limitations of the latest research findings. More
What information is missing from lung cancer screening websites?
Recent research finds that websites for lung cancer screening programs tout the benefits of screening, but the harms...not so much. More
Electronic Consultations: Complexities and Promise
Electronic consultations (e-consults) enable patients to benefit from specialist expertise without ever seeing the specialist and thus represent a revolution in delivery of outpatient health care. More
US for-profit healthcare sector cuts thousands of jobs as pandemic rages
Health workers are facing layoffs, furloughs and cuts to salaries and schedules in response to declines in revenue More
Black Americans are being hammered by a double pandemic
It's too early to know how many Americans with HIV are dying of coronavirus. But the prospect of both incurable diseases racing through black neighborhoods has some black activists and health officials terrified. More
Do Some Surgical Implants Do More Harm Than Good?
Many are clearly lifesaving, but others have proved to be life-threatening, and dangerous implants are marketed with scant oversight. More
Feds’ business loans for hospitals freeze top earners’ pay
The new Main Street lending program is available to businesses with up to 10,000 employees or $2.5 billion in annual revenue, but puts limits on certain employees' compensation. More
Damage From OxyContin Continues to Be Revealed
Research shows Purdue Pharma focused its marketing in states with lighter prescription regulation, with deadly consequences. More
Older States Grapple With Fear, Isolation and Medical Care
Across the U.S., states with older populations face special challenges during the global pandemic. More
Mayors, governor call out racial health disparities highlighted by coronavirus
Preliminary data suggest Covid-19 is hitting black and brown Americans particularly hard. More
What do we owe doctors and nurses?
If this pandemic can be compared to a war, we have sent our soldiers—our medical professionals—to the front lines without the protection and protocols they need to survive. In order to retain health professionals after this epidemic, we must answer their long-held concerns—and involve them in charting new policies and ways of keeping them healthy enough to tend the sick. Call it the GI Bill for Healthcare Professionals, if you will. More
Coronavirus Tests Are Being Fast-Tracked by the FDA, but It’s Unclear How Accurate They Are.
What good is a test if you don’t know it’s giving you reliable results?” one expert said. Concerns are mounting that a lack of accurate testing will make it more difficult for America to relax social distancing. More
Why we need a new “GI Bill” for clinicians
If this pandemic can be compared to a war, health professionals are the soldiers, fighting on the front lines without adequate protection. When this is over, they deserve a new "GI Bill." More