ArticlePublished Nov 12, 2021
The US is rapidly becoming a high out-of-pocket healthcare system, often with disastrous results.
Read MoreArticlePublished Nov 09, 2021
Antibiotic prescribing is rampant, even among asymptomatic patients.
Read MoreArticlePublished Apr 09, 2021
American healthcare is ridiculously expensive.
Read MoreArticlePublished Feb 11, 2021
I don’t know how many coaches told me “no pain, no gain.”
Read MoreArticlePublished Feb 05, 2021
Ken Mishark is a hospitalist at the Mayo Clinic who formerly served as a physician in the military. Early in his career, he interviewed for a job in the CIA. That experience might explain why he paid attention when the CIA declassified a manual it had developed on how to conduct “enhanced interrogations”. As he […]
Read MoreArticlePublished Jan 25, 2021
If you get insurance through your employer, you don’t have to worry about whether insurance will cover maternity care. The company is required to do so by law. But that doesn’t mean the insurer will be very generous. Because in the United States, having coverage doesn’t mean you’re well-covered. Employers are increasingly corralling their employees into high […]
Read MoreArticlePublished Jan 04, 2021
African Americans make up 13% of the country’s population, but only 4% of American physicians are black. This lack of racial diversity in the profession is tragic, denying this prestigious career to many worthy people and undermining the health of many African Americans, who are more likely to receive important medical services when they’re cared for by black […]
Read MoreArticlePublished Nov 19, 2020
The novel coronavirus has decimated our economy at the same time as it has directly threatened our health. As if that weren’t bad enough, the economic damage Covid-19 is causing could have an indirect impact on our health. Consider what we already know about economic downturns and opioid overdoses. A research team led by Atheendar […]
Read MoreArticlePublished Oct 21, 2020
Good medical outcomes often depends on good nursing care. When hospitals cut back on nursing care, patient mortality rates climb. If you want a good hospital, pick one that doesn’t skimp on the nurse-to-patient ratio. You should also look at the education level of nurses a hospital employs. Because not all nurses are equally skilled. […]
Read MoreArticlePublished Sep 30, 2020
It’s easy to think of good healthcare as being the key to a long, healthy life. But socioeconomic circumstances often play a far bigger role in life expectancy than access to high-quality healthcare. Consider the strong relationship between socioeconomic circumstances and life expectancy in Norway, a place where healthcare access is universal. Let’s start with money. People […]
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