Slow Medicine: COVID-19 Exposes What’s Wrong With U.S. Healthcare
Nations that effectively implemented simple public health measures have fared much better. More
Nations that effectively implemented simple public health measures have fared much better. More
They can provide a steady income even in 'down' times More
A handful of hospitals and cancer clinics are tapping the cold calculations of AI to nudge conversations around some of the most deeply human questions. More
A 65-year-old man arrives from home to the emergency department by EMS with right-sided weakness beginning three hours prior. Advance neuroimaging demonstrates he does not qualify for endovascular clot retrieval. He has an NIHSS score of 11 and no contra-indications for systemic thrombolysis. More
When PPIs are indicated, they should be prescribed at the lowest dose and shortest time period. More
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the inherent flaws in fee-for-service medicine. Congress should use healthcare’s current financial crisis to institute far-reaching changes in the reimbursement system. More
That study about dexamethasone has arrived with a big asterisk: While it appears to help severely ill patients, it harms others. More
Eating a healthy diet far outweighs the potential benefits of taking a supplement, experts say, and yet we have a whole industry based on selling us all types of products. Here's when to take one, after consulting with your doctor, and when to pass. More
With stay-at-home orders in place, hospitals experimented with delivering many treatments to patients where they lived. They were a success. More
The pandemic has sparked an interest in dubious cures such as colloidal silver—and some are trying to capitalize on it. More
Do Americans really need the amount of treatment that our health care system is used to providing? More
In the latest edition of the American Family Physician's Right Care Series, doctors and patients discuss the benefits and harms of taking anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation in older adults. More
The thorough clinical trial process should not be eliminated in the quest to find a treatment for COVID-19. More
The report on Tuesday of a powerful treatment for the new coronavirus brought skepticism along with optimism among U.S. doctors, who said the recent withdrawal of an influential COVID-19 study left them wanting to see more data. More
Watch the video of Shannon Brownlee and Jeanne Lenzer discussing pandemic misinformation in a Future Tense conversation. More
Two major study retractions in one month have left researchers wondering if the peer review process is broken. More
Doctors within the ear-nose-and throat department at Rambam hospital speak up about a lucrative procedure they say is being done unnecessarily and in a slipshod manner, and about department heads whom they say insist indiscriminately on operating More
Paying for health care with a fee-for-service model incentivizes billable treatments over healthy and efficient outcomes. More
MetroHealth has offered the hotline and home assistance free to any Ohioan since mid-March. It said the hotline, which has fielded more than 11,000 calls, has saved the hospital system from being overwhelmed by a surge of COVID patients. It has also paved the way for a new model of health care delivery, one that brings care where patients are — at home. More
This brief reports on FAIR Health’s in-depth study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals’ utilization and revenue, an impact that has not previously been assessed in depth. More