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
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
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