I first encountered Susie Yellowtail (Crow) in a July 1934 letter in which a physician on her reservation condemned her for making “selfish” requests on health workers’ time and resources. More
Interoperability — the secure sharing of health information across platforms — can improve our response to the Covid-19 pandemic. More
Overwhelmed hospitals are converting chapels, cafeterias, waiting rooms, hallways, even a parking garage into patient treatment areas. More
‘God wants me to do this”: San Antonio death doula on her calling to help the dying and their families prepare for death’s journey. More
Thousands of medical practices are closing, as doctors and nurses decide to retire early or shift to less intense jobs. More
We are facing a tragic, threatening surge of COVID-19 cases across large parts of the nation, in the midst of a divisive election. A global pandemic is tragedy enough for any nation, but in the U.S. it has also become a political flashpoint. More
I once stopped taking some of the pills I needed to fight non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. That has helped me understand my "nonadherent" patients. More
Hospices are serving as a resource for their communities as they use their experience in grief and bereavement counseling to help local residents connect and work through their struggles. More
Frequently employed by staffing agencies based in other states, nurses and other healthcare professionals can find themselves working through crisis without advocates or adequate safety equipment. More
Trump has stated that doctors are falsely inflating the numbers of coronavirus deaths for financial gain. These are fabricated musings, seemingly designed to shift blame from his own lack of competence by creating a false narrative for the American public, writes Janice Blanchard More