ArticlePublished Nov 22, 2021The problem with American healthcare is not the existence of greed.
Read MoreArticlePublished Nov 17, 2021Those blood pressure pills could do more harm than good.
Read MoreArticlePublished Nov 12, 2021The US is rapidly becoming a high out-of-pocket healthcare system, often with disastrous results.
Read MoreArticlePublished Nov 09, 2021Antibiotic prescribing is rampant, even among asymptomatic patients.
Read MoreArticlePublished Apr 09, 2021American healthcare is ridiculously expensive.
Read MoreArticlePublished Feb 11, 2021I don’t know how many coaches told me “no pain, no gain.”
Read MoreArticlePublished Feb 05, 2021Ken 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, 2021If 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, 2021African 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, 2020The 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 […]
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