Medicine

Training for doctors hasn't changed much since 1889. It's time for an update
On Match Day 2022, let's consider how we can give doctors more global experience as they train, writes Gauthier Willemse.

We're Pediatricians In A Pandemic. We Shouldn't Be Taking Care Of Your Grandparents
We’ll do it, because helping during the pandemic is the right thing to do, write six senior pediatric residents at MassGeneral Hospital for Children. But we’re your last resort, your...

When Insurance Isn't Enough: Crowdfunding For Health Care Costs
Americans who have health insurance are increasingly being forced to turn to charity for help paying medical bills, despite having coverage, so reports the Los Angeles Times.

How Artificial Intelligence Advances Could Actually 'Make Health Care Human Again'
Artificial intelligence will utterly transform medicine. Better diagnoses, but also privacy concerns. But one doctor says if done right, AI could put the "care" back in health care.

High Deductibles Push Millions Of Americans To Make 'Difficult Sacrifices' For Health Care
High-deductible health plans have transformed American health care and pushed millions of people to the brink of health and financial ruin.
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Medical Schools Look To Educate The Next Generation Of Doctors On Pain
Because addiction can begin in the doctor’s office, many medical schools are rethinking the way they train the next generation of doctors. We spoke to four paving the way on...

Medical Schools Are Changing The Way They Teach Treatment For Pain, Opioid Addiction
We visit a med school that's teaching a new generation of doctors to start with empathy as they rethink their entire approach to treating patients with opioid addiction disorders.

FDA Approves First Postpartum Depression Drug, But Access Is An Issue
Postpartum depression can be life-threatening. We look at a new drug just approved by the FDA and other efforts to help new mothers in distress.

How Artificial Intelligence Advances Could Actually 'Make Health Care Human Again'
Artificial intelligence will utterly transform medicine. Better diagnoses, but also privacy concerns. But one doctor says if done right, AI could put the "care" back in health care.

Activists Demand Plan From Drugmaker Sanofi To Lower 'Pressing' Insulin Prices
"I would just emphasize the point that in the richest country in the world, we should not be discarding our humans and citizens so companies can make more money," 70-year-old...

Insulin Has Become Unaffordable. Patients Are Dying In Their Efforts To Ration Doses
Six million Americans rely on insulin to survive. Many can no longer afford it. What happens when big pharma, big profits and strong patent laws lead to dying patients?

The History Of Insulin, From A Price Tag Of $1 To Over $250
The history of the lifesaving drug insulin. Its discoverers sold it for a dollar. Today, a quarter of its users are cutting back on doses because they can’t afford it.

The Most Important Part Of A Doctor's Job Is Not Her Bedside Manner
I'm grateful for the therapies that allow us to provide better care for our patients, writes Dr. Katherine McKenzie, but I also realize that these advances have unintended consequences.

The Cost Of Assuming Your Doctor Knows Best
I missed the cancer cells on my 42-year-old patient, causing her diagnosis to be delayed, writes Dr. Vinita Parkash. My patient eventually died of her cancer.

Americans Are Still Dying From AIDS. We Need More HIV Prevention
Many people are still dying of HIV, writes Dr. Shiva Saboori. They are just doing so invisibly and unreported in the media.

A Prescription To Reduce Our Prescriptions
Alternative medicine expert Dr. Andrew Weil says we take too much medication, and it’s hurting us more than we know. He says there are better options.

Yale Pediatrician: Like 1 In 3 Medical Trainees, I Was Sexually Harassed
We in medicine, writes Marjorie S. Rosenthal, should take the lead in addressing sexual harassment.

The Diagnosis Is Never Easy
Cracking medical mysteries. A top doctor tells the inside story and drama of what it takes to get a diagnosis right.

The New Frontier Of Human Organ Transplants
Human transplants. Hand, face, uterus, even head transplants in the news now. We’ll look at the widening frontier of transplant surgeries.

Alzheimer's Treatment Shows Encouraging Results
An accompanying article to the paper said confirmation of the results could be "a game-changer" for Alzheimer's research.