Considering the Side Effects of Drugmakers’ Money-Back Guarantees by KATIE ...
The Trump administration is considering encouraging lowering drug costs through outcome-based contracts, but there is little evidence the […]
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Why Obamacare’s Loudest Critics Aren’t as Loud Anymore by KATE ...
With Republican health care legislation hanging in the balance, activists feeling betrayed by leaders they helped elect have […]
Georgia’s Health Commissioner, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, Named to Head C.D.C. ...
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald is an obstetrician-gynecologist and a two-time Republican congressional candidate. Published: July 7, 2017 at 02:00AM […]
The Patient Wants to Leave. The Hospital Says ‘No Way.’ ...
More than 50,000 seniors annually check themselves out of hospitals “against medical advice,” according to a recent survey. […]
The Hidden Subsidy That Helps Pay for Health Insurance by ...
The tax exclusion on what employers pay toward employees’ health insurance premiums is bigger than any subsidy offered […]
New York Hospital Offers to Treat British Baby With Rare ...
Officials at a leading academic medical center in Manhattan have agreed to admit 11-month-old Charlie Gard as an […]
Opioid Prescriptions Fell Over 5 Years, but No Easy End ...
The prescribing rate in 2015 was lower than 2010, but still three times as high as it was […]
Poor Patient Care at Many Nursing Homes Despite Stricter Oversight ...
Homes forced to undergo the federal government’s strictest scrutiny often slide back into providing dangerous care. Published: July […]
Enticing Pregnant Women in Liberia to Give Birth in Health ...
A grass-roots practice hopes to reduce maternal deaths by threatening to impose fines on birth attendants if women […]
U.S. Fertility Rate Reaches a Record Low by NICHOLAS BAKALAR
Younger women are having children less often, while birthrates have risen slightly among those who are older. Published: […]