Quantifying Tests, Instead of Good Care
Just as standardized tests are driving education, medical tests are dominating decisions on how best to care for patients.
View ArticleThe Importance of Getting Sick in the Right Place
The diversification of modern health care has made it increasingly difficult for patients to be exactly where they should be when things go wrong.
View ArticleParalyzed by Gunfire, but Denied Care
Monroe Bird III was shot in the back by a security guard but never charged with a crime. The insurance company denied his medical claims anyway, citing illegal activity.
View ArticleThe Hurdles to Getting Hearing Aids
Hearing loss is usually gradual, and people often fail to recognize when it becomes severe enough to warrant hearing aids.
View ArticleIUDs and Hormonal Implants Remain Underused Contraceptives
An American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists panel has urged doctors to introduce such long-acting reversible contraceptives to women.
View ArticleThe ‘Mall-ification’ of Medical Care
Retail health clinics have exploded over the last 10 years, and now it seems like every other big box store, supermarket and shopping mall has its own clinic.
View ArticleShould Same-Sex Couples Receive Fertility Benefits?
Many insurance companies that cover infertility treatments for heterosexual couples will not reimburse treatment costs for same-sex couples.
View ArticleWhen to Ignore a Promise to ‘Never Put Me in a Home’
Directives about how people want to be cared for at the end of their lives are often ignored, overlooked, lost — or even incomprehensible.
View ArticleA Prescription for Sticker Shock Caused by Drug Costs
In worrisome times of rising prices for medications, it pays to know how to get what you need for less money and with the fewest hassles.
View ArticleMinorities Get Less Pain Treatment in E.R.
Researchers found that although white and black patients reported severe pain with the same frequency, one group was likelier to receive medication.
View ArticleIn Hospitals, Smoke-Free Doesn’t Mean Abuse-Free
Hospitals can make substance abusers well and sick at the same time.
View ArticlePricing a Year of Life
“What is another year of your life worth?” Experts put the number at $50,000. Can patients like me — older people with recurrent disease -- estimate the expense of a future year of cancer treatment to...
View ArticleLeaving the Pediatrician? Not at 26
Many young New Yorkers, who can stay on their parents’ insurance until 26, are sticking with their childhood doctors even after college.
View ArticleAt the End of Life, What Would Doctors Do?
They don’t really die differently. But many speak of a deepening connection to the people who matter most.
View ArticleHow Parents Harnessed the Power of Social Media to Challenge EpiPen Prices
A few vocal parents harnessed the power of Facebook and Twitter to pressure pharmaceutical firm Mylan to lower its price on EpiPens, a life-saving injection for people with severe allergic reactions.
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