Black and Hispanic/Latinx adults report experiencing discrimination when seeking health care at higher rates than white adults, which raises the question: How might these reported experiences adversely affect health care? More
This qualitative study examines both negative and positive attitudes expressed by physicians about patients in electronic medical records. More
The latest Covid-19 surge felt extra personal as more and more of my patients' names were appearing in my email's 'postmortem' folder. More
Many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities receive substandard and even harmful healthcare. Tragically, they die preventable, premature deaths, including from extraordinarily high rates of suicide and accidents. More
Covid-19 made virtual medicine a popular investment. But patients should beware. More
Informed consent is fundamental to the ethical and legal doctrines respecting research participants’ voluntary participation in clinical research, enshrined in such documents as the 1947 Nuremberg Code; reaffirmed in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki, revised in 1975, and the 1978 Belmont Report; and codified in the United States in the 1981 Common Rule, revised in 2018 and implemented in 2019. More
As the pandemic brings long-standing health disparities into sharper view, community health workers are being asked to help the public health response. More
As the nation copes with Covid-19, it sorely needs a plan to allow family visits to and communication with hospitalized loved ones. More
A nudge based on artificial intelligence helps cancer doctors start conversations with their dying patients about their end-of-life wishes. More
Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — #WhiteCoatsForBlackLives — Addressing Physicians’ Complicity in Criminalizing Communities More
Female physicians spend more time with each patient than male doctors do and their patients report increased satisfaction. But the extra time adds up and results in less money. More
I hit the aorta was flashing in my mind. More
This essay discusses the difficulties associated with mourning in the time of coronavirus 2019. More
Research shows that doctors' unconscious bias can hurt patients of color. Some hospitals are trying to train doctors and stop disparate treatment. 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
In my cancer care so far, shared decision-making between doctor and patient is only half-working. More
Because clinicians understand the meaning of a new event or diagnosis, it’s easy to forget patients and families often don’t. More
As the COVID-19 crisis pushs medicine to a “new normal,” we need to adapt our care of patients — especially at-risk children. More
For the coronavirus patients they care for each day at Boston Medical Center, two ICU nurses have become lifelines to beloved grandparents, mothers and fathers, and worried children. More
Some doctors who have switched to telehealth during the pandemic are finding that it can offer personal and lighthearted connections with their patients. More