May 30, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 18, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
Healthcare
May 29, 2025
Podcast: AI Scribes Can Boost Your Doctor’s Productivity and Reduce Burnout Rates
(Wall Street Journal) – Artificial intelligence that listens and summarizes your conversations can be deployed during doctor’s appointments. But WSJ contributor Laura Landro explains why some experts say it’s only the beginning of how it can be used across medicine. … Read More
May 29, 2025
A Kaiser Permanente systems outage had pharmacies relying on pen and paper
(The Verge) – Healthcare company Kaiser Permanente dealt with a system outage on Wednesday that forced its hospitals and pharmacies to fill out prescriptions with pen and paper and slowed down services at other parts of the company. (Read More)
May 28, 2025
Study Finds a Steep Drop in Mothers’ Mental Health
(New York Times) – New research involving nearly 200,000 mothers found that one in 12 rated her mental health as fair or poor. The mental health of mothers in the United States declined significantly from 2016 to 2023, according to … Read More
May 28, 2025
A New Edition of Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics Is Now Available
Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics (vol. 46, no. 3, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
May 23, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 17, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
May 21, 2025
Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers
(The Guardian) – UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest healthcare conglomerate, has secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to help slash hospital transfers for ailing residents – part of a series of cost-cutting tactics that has saved the company millions, … Read More
May 21, 2025
A New Edition of Bioethics Is Now Available
Bioethics (vol. 39, no. 4, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
May 20, 2025
We Made Luigi Mangione’s 3D-Printed Gun—and Fired It
(Wired) – In the wake of Luigi Mangione’s alleged killing of a health care CEO with a partially 3D-printed pistol, we built and tested the exact same model of weapon ourselves. And it was entirely legal. For the last hour, … Read More
May 19, 2025
A New Edition of HEC Forum Is Now Available
HEC Forum (vol. 37, no. 2, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
May 16, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 16, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
May 15, 2025
UnitedHealth Group Is Under Criminal Investigation for Possible Medicare Fraud
(Wall Street Journal) – The Justice Department is investigating UnitedHealth Group for possible criminal Medicare fraud, people familiar with the matter said. The healthcare-fraud unit of the Justice Department’s criminal division is overseeing the investigation, the people said, and it … Read More
May 14, 2025
A New Edition of Nursing Ethics Is Now Available
Nursing Ethics (vol. 32, no. 3, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
May 12, 2025
The Price of Remission
(ProPublica) – When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked … Read More
May 12, 2025
Why Patients Are Being Forced to Switch to a 2nd-Choice Obesity Drug
(New York Times) – CVS Caremark decided to stop offering Zepbound in favor of Wegovy for weight loss. It’s the latest example of limits imposed by insurance that disrupt treatments for patients. Tens of thousands of Americans will soon be … Read More
May 9, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine AI Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 2, no. 5, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
May 8, 2025
Kennedy launches US autism project using Medicare and Medicaid data
(Reuters) – Federal health agencies will create a database of autism patients enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid that researchers will use to study the causes of autism spectrum disorder, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr said … Read More
May 8, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 15, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
May 6, 2025
UnitedHealth Now Has 1,000 AI Use Cases, Including in Claims
(Wall Street Journal) – But artificial intelligence on its own will never deny a claim, assures the insurer’s chief digital and technology officer UnitedHealth Group said it now has a thousand artificial-intelligence applications in production, leaning into a technology that’s … Read More
May 6, 2025
UnitedHealth’s Move to End Cyberattack Loan Lifeline Upsets Medical Providers
(New York Times) – The company lent roughly $9 billion to practices affected by a vast cyberattack on its payment systems last year. Medical practices are now suing the health care colossus, saying it is pressuring them to repay funds. … Read More
May 2, 2025
Survey Reveals Alarming Rates of NHS-Related Healthcare Harm
(Medscape) – Much remains unknown about the harm linked to poor healthcare systems and lack of access to care. A survey of more than 10,000 individuals conducted by Michele Peters, PhD, senior researcher at the Nuffield Department of Population Health, … Read More
May 2, 2025
U.S. Delays Hospital Payments as Medicaid Scrutiny Intensifies
(Wall Street Journal) – Unexpected delays in billions of dollars of supplemental Medicaid payments have forced some hospitals across the country to cut costs including laying off staff and pausing payments to medical suppliers. Hospital associations in at least 10 … Read More
May 2, 2025
A New Edition of The Linacre Quarterly Is Now Available
The Linacre Quarterly (vol. 92, no. 2, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
May 1, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 14, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
April 30, 2025
New Articles from BMC Medical Ethics Are Now Available
BMC Medical Ethics has new articles available online. Articles include:
