Study of 1.6 Million Veterans Links Neighborhood and Dementia Risk Despite equal access to care, health inequalities persisted in disadvantaged areas Jul 20, 2023
It's High Time for Gender-Inclusive Clinical Research Health decisions must account for all types of bodies and identities Jul 18, 2023
After Pushback, J&J Allows Generics of Its TB Drug A Swiss non-profit will be allowed to bring generic bedaquiline to lower-income countries Jul 14, 2023
New Recommendations Address Global Inequality in Sickle Cell Disease Care Commission lays out strategies for progress by 2025 and beyond Jul 13, 2023
New CMS Coding Shortchanges Natural-Tissue Breast Reconstruction Elisabeth Potter, MD, on the negative effect on women with breast cancer and their surgeons Jul 11, 2023 video
A Call to Unionize Healthcare Workers Eric Reinhart, MD, on tearing down "exploitative labor practices" in the U.S. healthcare industry Jul 06, 2023 video
Maternal Mortality Remains 'Unacceptably High' in the U.S., Study Shows Black women continue to have the highest maternal mortality rates Jul 05, 2023
Addressing Healthcare Inequities Through Patient Relationships Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH, on how race impacts health outcomes Jul 05, 2023 podcast
There's No Anki Card for Empathy Socioeconomic diversity among doctors can improve patient care Jul 03, 2023
I Am a Physician Face of Affirmative Action The Supreme Court's ruling hurts, but still I have hope Jun 30, 2023
'Jarringly' Low Hep C Cure Rates a Decade After New Treatments, CDC Says Lack of rapid testing and payer restrictions are creating barriers, experts say Jun 29, 2023
Threats to Democracy Are Threats to Health This term, the Supreme Court brought some surprising, but good, news Jun 29, 2023
Diabetes Projected to Affect 1.3 Billion People by 2050 Advance of disease driven by high BMI, with social determinants of health playing a role Jun 28, 2023
Penn Medicine Pulls Out of U.S. News Hospital Rankings The health system announced its decision after this year's medical school exodus Jun 26, 2023
Maternal Outcomes at Rural Hospitals Hinge on Delivery Volume Excess severe maternal morbidity in lower-volume rural hospitals Jun 24, 2023
A Year Later, Doctors Feel Impact of Dobbs Decision 'Every Single Day' "Sometimes, I feel that I am not able to fulfill the Hippocratic Oath" Jun 21, 2023
I Never Asked Why the Bodies Kept Coming An excerpt from Brian Williams' forthcoming book on racism, violence, and how we heal Jun 19, 2023
BMI vs Body Fat Percentage: Measures Conflict When Classifying Obesity Clinicians should not rely solely on BMI for measuring obesity, researcher says Jun 16, 2023
Do Rheumatologists See Past RA Patients' Race? Randomized study finds no disparities in biologics prescribing, but questions linger Jun 15, 2023
AMA Opposes Legacy Preferences in Med School Applications Delegates persuade House members to acknowledge "discriminatory impact" of long-standing practice Jun 14, 2023
Food Allergy Burden Higher in Black, Hispanic, and Asian Americans Household income also tied to prevalence Jun 14, 2023
New AMA President Urges More Action on Substance Use Disorder, Mental Illness Jesse Ehrenfeld is the association's first openly gay person in the job Jun 14, 2023
Airlines Need to Let Wheelchair Users Use Them on Planes, AMA Members Say Rescheduling testosterone also under discussion at annual meeting Jun 12, 2023
Hooray! A Clearer Estimate of Your Risk for Death Is Here Researchers do the legwork to incorporate smoking status into NCI's "Know Your Chances" website Jun 09, 2023
The Case for Mandatory LGBTQ+ Health Education in Medical School Pride is not just for June Jun 07, 2023
Residency Application System Cuts Section on Hobbies and Interests The change has prompted mixed reactions Jun 06, 2023
How a Medical Recoding May Limit Cancer Patients’ Options for Breast Reconstruction Many believe this would restrict women's options for surgery Jun 04, 2023
When You Know Better, Do Better for People With Disabilities Anti-DEI laws harm care for a broad range of marginalized groups Jun 03, 2023
How Race-Neutral Equations for Pulmonary Testing Affect Patients Changes in interpretations of results observed in Black and white patients Jun 02, 2023
No Access to Routine Healthcare Biggest Barrier to HPV Vaccination Retrospective analysis shows vaccination rates haven't much improved for women since 2015 May 25, 2023
Medicaid Expansion Tied to Better Outcomes in Black Patients With GI Cancers Two-year mortality decreased for three types of GI cancer in expansion vs non-expansion states May 25, 2023
Cross-Border Collaboration Improves Survival in Pediatric Leukemia Patients 5-year OS increased to 100% in standard-risk ALL patients at a Tijuana hospital May 25, 2023
How Black Americans Lost 80 Million Years of Life Over the Past Two Decades Groundbreaking study finds 1.63 million excess deaths in U.S. Black population over 22 years May 24, 2023 video
OUD Treatment Disparities Persisted for Reproductive-Age Women Black women less likely to start buprenorphine May 23, 2023
Leading Through Crisis at the WHO Soumya Swaminathan, MD, discusses COVID misinformation and being the WHO's first chief scientist May 23, 2023 podcast
Doctors 'Depart' Texas Clinic Amid Transgender Care Probe Clinic at Dell Children's remains open while state questions gender transitioning procedures May 16, 2023
Senators Call Out PBMs, Drugmakers for High Prescription Drug Costs This "is a moral issue," Sen. Bernie Sanders said during the hearing May 11, 2023
These States Have Banned Youth Gender-Affirming Care Interactive map highlights penalties that healthcare providers face May 09, 2023
Food 'Swamps' Tied to Elevated Mortality From Obesity-Related Cancers Study suggests diet is not necessarily a modifiable risk factor for all, editorialists say May 05, 2023
Does the General Public Understand the Social Determinants of Health? It's time for better education May 01, 2023
