When a doctor says, “You’re being admitted,” most people picture a hospital bed. For a growing number of patients, what they get instead is a
For middle-aged Americans, the promise of affordable health coverage is quietly unraveling. A recent KFF Health News investigation reveals what many patients already know firsthand:
For families, sepsis is devastating twice: first when it takes their child, and again when the medical system offers no explanation for why. In March
Patients trust that surgeons use clean instruments, implants, and surfaces. A recent study in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology shatters a quiet operating room assumption. Surgeons cannot safely disinfect
A CDC study was just released confirming what we already knew: healthcare workers are experiencing burnout. Healthcare workers have high rates of depression and anxiety, and many
A new study from the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute Center for Diagnostic Excellence estimates that possibly 795,000 people every year die or are seriously injured
The FDA recently approved a blood test that predicts the likelihood of developing pre-eclampsia, a severe form of high blood pressure that occurs in pregnant
We have written blogs recently that described how AI is being applied to medical issues, particularly with regard to radiology imaging. It seems now that
Recently I came across an article about a group of emergency medicine doctors and consumer advocates that were trying to push back on the trend
Much medical care is provided by ancillary health care providers. Perhaps instead of “is there a doctor in the house?” the question should be “is