September 3, 2024
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine AI Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 1, no. 9, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
Healthcare
September 2, 2024
A New Edition of Hastings Center Report Is Now Available
Hastings Center Report (vol. 54, Issue 4, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
August 30, 2024
A New Edition of Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy Is Now Available
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy (vol. 27, no. 3, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
August 29, 2024
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 391, no. 4, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
August 27, 2024
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 391, no. 3, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
August 26, 2024
Why I Left The Network
(ProPublica) – They studied, honed their skills and opened practices, joining health insurance networks that put them within reach of people who couldn’t afford to pay for sessions out of pocket. So did more than 500 other psychologists, psychiatrists and … Read More
August 26, 2024
Concierge Medicine Comes to College Campuses
(Axios) – The growing concierge medicine market has a new target demographic: college students and their anxious parents. Why it matters: It’s the latest example of how expanded access to health care is available to those willing to pay, which … Read More
August 23, 2024
Tech that measures our brainwaves is 100 years old. How will we be using it 100 years from now?
(MIT Technology Review) – EEG will be used for diagnosing disease, finding signs of consciousness, and potentially probing the inner recesses of our thoughts, memories, and dreams. (Read More)
August 22, 2024
First Drug to Slow Alzheimer’s Too Costly for NHS
(BBC) – The first drug to slow the progression of early stage Alzheimer’s will not be available on the NHS in England because health assessment body NICE says the benefits “are too small to justify the costs”. Lecanemab has been … Read More
August 22, 2024
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 391, no. 2, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
August 21, 2024
Cancer Poses a Growing Problem for Employers
(Axios) – Rising cancer rates among younger workers are a new factor clouding employers’ health cost outlook, per a major benefits survey released Tuesday. Why it matters: Cancer was the most reported condition driving up health care costs in 2024, … Read More
August 21, 2024
Workplace Insurance Could Soon Be Stripped Down
(Axios) – Surging demand for blockbuster GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic is helping drive up the cost of workplace insurance, leading some to predict pared-down benefits next year. Why it matters: Employers have been reluctant to pass on … Read More
August 20, 2024
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 391, no. 1, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
August 15, 2024
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 390, no. 24, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
August 13, 2024
Hospitals’ New Push: Treating Patients in Their Homes
(Wall Street Journal) – Institutions say it is safe and opens hospital beds, but policymakers fear it’s too pricey and lacks strict standards Around the country, more than 300 hospitals are deploying or preparing to dispatch paramedics, nurse practitioners and … Read More
August 13, 2024
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine AI Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 1, no. 8, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
August 12, 2024
Medicare’s Opioid Limits Didn’t Protect This Doctor’s Patients From Deadly Overdoses
(Wall Street Journal) – Many who have died of overdoses in this retirement haven in recent years have a common thread. They were Medicare patients of Dr. Ricky Lockett, a local pain specialist. Lockett is one of the nation’s most … Read More
August 12, 2024
A New Edition of Journal of Medical Ethics Is Now Available
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 50, no. 8, 2024) is available online by subscription only.
August 8, 2024
Insurers’ Big Profits Stem from Care Delivery, Not Core Business
(Axios) – For insurers like UnitedHealth Group and Cigna, the road to ever-larger profits increasingly leads through anything but health insurance. Why it matters: A host of earnings reports in recent weeks reinforce how much pharmacy, physician networks and other … Read More
August 6, 2024
The One-Hour Nurse Visits That Let Insurers Collect $15 Billion From Medicare
(Wall Street Journal) – Millions of times each year, insurers send nurses into the homes of Medicare recipients to look them over, run tests and ask dozens of questions. The nurses aren’t there to treat anyone. They are gathering new … Read More
August 6, 2024
Cost of Stocking Birth Control Strains Family Planning Clinics in Some States
(NBC News) – Free or low-cost contraceptives are becoming increasingly difficult for women to access as clinics close or struggle with funding problems and policy restrictions. Years before the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, policy changes, flatlined … Read More
July 30, 2024
HHS Shuffle Aims to Address Cyberthreats, AI
(Axios) – The Biden administration is overhauling its health IT bureaucracy to address the proliferation of cyberattacks on the sector and the growth of data and artificial intelligence in medical settings. Why it matters: The goals include setting an AI … Read More
July 30, 2024
As Doctors Leave Puerto Rico in Droves, a Rapper Tries to Fill the Gaps
(Associated Press) – Though a physician, Vázquez is better known in Puerto Rico as a rapper who uses the stage name PJ Sin Suela. The 34-year-old is trying to fulfill his passion for music while helping those in need — and raise … Read More
July 29, 2024
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law banning abortion after 12 weeks, gender-affirming care for minors
(KETV Omaha) — The state’s highest court ruled Friday to uphold LB 574, the law that bans abortions at 12 weeks and gender-affirming care for minors. The law had been tied up in a legal battle after Planned Parenthood tried … Read More
July 29, 2024
A Blood Test Accurately Diagnosed Alzheimer’s 90% of the Time, Study Finds
(New York Times) — It was much more accurate than primary care doctors using cognitive tests and CT scans. The findings could speed the quest for an affordable and accessible way to diagnose patients with memory problems. (Read More)
