
The Inflation Reduction Act promises to reduce drug prices. But the law is more financial gamesmanship than true patient advocacy, and will do less than promised to lower drug prices for patients.
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We spoke with protesters outside of an abortion clinic to understand their position on abortion and their purpose for protesting. We learned what happens when partisan politics enter health policy.
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Misinformation is a mistake of our own making. It leads to vaccine hesitancy and mistrust among patients. It also exposes flaws in how we consume health information and think about healthcare.
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The DOJ has been actively supporting abortion access. This may appear good, but it becomes concerning when we define medical care through legal concepts like rights.
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Healthcare seems to repeat many mistakes lately. Beneath the rhetoric lives an uncomfortable truth. These mistakes are not a problem, but a feature of healthcare.
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Recent findings have challenged our understanding of depression and dementia. They should also raise questions about our reliance on evidence-based medicine.
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Amazon acquired One Medical, a chain of concierge primary care clinics. The move expands Amazon’s presence in virtual primary care. It also reveals Amazon’s dominance over health insurers.
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We present a model to discern probable cause out of clinical data. We seek collaboration opportunities with interested health insurers and government agencies.
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In healthcare, we have a committee for everything. It is how we meet and how we decide. But it also determines how we evaluate nonclinical matters.
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When charges are hurled against a physician, all of medicine feels the effects. It cultivates a culture of fear that turns administrative actions into criminal sanctions.
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Many point to rising drug costs as one cause of inflation. But drug costs do not affect consumer pricing, as they are set annually through government contracts.
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COVID fatigue is undeniable and most long to just move on. Instead, we should find a balance between the benefits and risks to better respond to the lingering uncertainty.
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Recently, we have seen many viruses behave abnormally. It is time to study the virosphere and understand viral behavior in aggregate.
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The pandemic revealed how social policies affect individual health. But not all things social are directly healthcare related.
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The FDA makes inconsistent policy decisions with little regard to data. It feigns incompetence to cover for its conflicting incentives.
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While celebrating the Fourth of July and all that it represents, we pondered whether physicians should do more to protect healthcare rights.
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Once again, vaping is at the mercy of regulators. The FDA should first understand the origins of the vaping crisis before enacting restrictions.
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Legal encroachment into medicine creates an artificial conformity. It has led to landmark legal settlements, but poor quality of care.
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We often make false equivalencies when debating gun policy. But one thing is clear: there is an inverse relationship between gun rights and gun violence.
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The recent ruling by the Supreme Court sent the country into a tailspin of outrage. However, the problem is not with the ruling, but with abortion’s precedent.
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