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Wealth care or concierge medicine? Two-tiered medical care is a growing trend
Hilton Head, N.C., might not be the first place that comes to mind when someone asks about social determinants of…
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Vox provides access to ER billing database for reporters
Over the past year, Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) at Vox has been collecting emergency department bills from around the country and…
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Older women in New York City: Is a crisis coming?
Older adults are New York City’s fastest growing population. There has been a 20 percent jump in the 65-and-over population…
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VA surgery database explanation available for medical research reporting
Surgery research can become complex very quickly: Not only are there the underlying conditions and demographics of each patient to…
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Texas prisoners denied dentures; 3D printing might change that
Over the course of the past year, more than two dozen Texas inmates contacted the Houston Chronicle with grim stories…
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Roxane Gay’s ‘Hunger’ a worthy, perhaps necessary, read for medical journalists
Content note: This blog post mentions sexual assault. I read (and write) nonfiction all day long, so most of my…
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As the ‘Medicare-for-all’ debate heats up, some useful terms to keep straight
“Medicare-for-all,” “single-payer” and “universal coverage” are going to be in the news a lot over the next few years –…
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How machine learning and artificial intelligence might influence social determinants of health
This might not seem specific to social determinants of health, but machines that can be trained in health information may…
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Updated Beers Criteria identifies risky drugs for seniors
A panel of experts in geriatric care has identified nearly 100 medications that should be avoided or used with caution…
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Be cautious, skeptical with comprehensive reviews of evidence
I recently was assessing a lengthy review of the evidence on environmental exposures and breast cancer risk, and as I…