August 26, 2024
(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
(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
(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
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 391, no. 2, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
August 21, 2024
(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
(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
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 391, no. 1, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
August 15, 2024
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 390, no. 24, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
August 13, 2024
(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
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 1, no. 8, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
August 12, 2024
(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
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 50, no. 8, 2024) is available online by subscription only.
August 8, 2024
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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)
July 25, 2024
(STAT News) – UnitedHealth Group started out as a small, Minnesota health insurance company and has since morphed into a modern-day Standard Oil, exerting unmatched dominance over health care in the United States. It’s no secret that UnitedHealth is a … Read More
July 25, 2024
(MedPage Today) – Critically injured trauma patients without insurance had a higher risk of being taken off life-saving care sooner than their insured counterparts, according to findings from a retrospective cohort study of more than 300,000 U.S. adults. After adjustment … Read More
July 25, 2024
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 1, no. 6, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
July 24, 2024
(Axios) – The Federal Trade Commission is expanding its scrutiny of the health care industry to the growing dialysis market and investigating whether dialysis giants DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care are squeezing out competitors by restricting kidney doctors from changing … Read More
July 23, 2024
(Vox) – The cash’s impact on health was a little more straightforward: it didn’t seem to do much. Despite detailed data, including blood samples from some participants and nutritional intake, “We find essentially no evidence of improvements in physical health … Read More
July 19, 2024
(KFF Health News) – The government is giving away money! So say ads on a variety of social media platforms. Consumers, the ads claim, can qualify for $1,400 or even $6,400 a month to use on groceries, rent, medical expenses, … Read More
