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American Physicians Lack Diversity— Here’s One Way To Change That
Reducing the prohibitive costs associated with applying to medical school – not just the cost of tuition itself – is necessary in addressing the lack of diversity in the medical profession.
Pandemics And Overdoses: COVID-19 May Worsen Our Opioid Epidemic
Research exploring the link between economic downturns and opioid overdoses alerts us to another way COVID-19 may harm our health.
A Matter Of Life-Or-Death: The Type Of Nurses Your Hospital Employs
When hospitals cut back on nursing care to reduce costs, patient mortality rates climb.
Income Inequality Is Killing Us
It’s easy to think of good healthcare as being the key to a long, healthy life. But socioeconomic circumstances often play a far bigger role in life expectancy than access to high-quality healthcare.
It Is Possible To Shop For Healthcare Bargains If You Can Access Them
There’s potentially a lot of healthcare bargains out there if you’re able to dig around for them. But price variability in healthcare services won’t do much good unless these lower prices are available to everyone.
Oncologists Were Paid To Prescribe Generic Chemotherapy (Here’s Why It Didn’t Change A Thing)
Incentivizing physicians to prescribe expensive brand-name chemotherapies instead of generic ones risks burdening patients with high out-of-pocket costs.
Critics Wonder Whether The FDA Is Too Slow To Handle A Pandemic
Reforms made to the FDA over the past four decades may determine how quickly vaccines and drugs to treat COVID-19 are brought to market.
An 18th-Century Lesson On How To Stay Healthy During A Pandemic
In the face of life-threatening illness, effective leaders persuade people to engage in healthy behaviors. America could use that kind of leadership right now.
Concerning Trend For Rural Physicians Makes A Risky Business Even Riskier
We are at risk of rural physicians aging out of their practices, without enough young doctors to replace them.
It Should Scare Us That Tuition Is A Tiny Amount Of Medical School Revenue
To combat healthcare spending, we should find ways to protect the academic mission of US medical schools.
