A Look Inside the Exorbitant Costs of Applying to Residency The expense creates a barrier to equity and excellence May 02, 2024
Why Don't Men Have Their Version of 'The Pill'? A focus on gender equity should include contraceptive equity too Apr 30, 2024
Major Gaps in Cancer Screening at Federally Qualified Health Centers Breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screening rates much lower than overall national rates Apr 29, 2024
Genetics Studies Have a Diversity Problem That Researchers Struggle to Fix Most data based on DNA from white people, but small differences can have big health outcomes Apr 28, 2024
Closing Gender-Based Disease Disparities Starts in the Lab Women must have a seat at the table in deciding what type of research to pursue Apr 27, 2024
White House Indefinitely Delays Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes Biden administration has delayed the final rule several times recently Apr 26, 2024
Neurotechnology Development Must Be Slow and Steady The burgeoning field holds both promise and risks Apr 22, 2024
Ocrelizumab Trial Fills Research Gap for Black, Hispanic MS Patients Half of patients had no evidence of disease activity at 48 weeks Apr 18, 2024
Nepali Plaintiffs Double Down on 'Severe Harm' Caused by Invalidated USMLE Scores Updated complaint brings in U.S.-based plaintiff Apr 17, 2024
Idaho's Ban on Youth Gender-Affirming Care Has Families Scrambling for Solutions Ruling marks the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in on the issue Apr 17, 2024
Many With Breast Cancer 'Systematically Left Behind,' Report Says Lancet Commission issues recommendations to address inequities in global breast cancer care Apr 15, 2024
MedPAC Wrestles With Wide Variation in Generic Rx Prices, Availability Commissioners baffled by factors affecting Part D drug prices Apr 15, 2024
Pediatric Eye Care 'Deserts' Pervasive in the U.S. 87% of counties don't have a single pediatric ophthalmologist or pediatric optometrist Apr 15, 2024
I'm an Autistic Doctor. Here's How to Improve Care for Autistic Patients. There are robust resources available to help Apr 13, 2024
A Fourth of People Dropped From Medicaid Still Aren't Insured "States who want to cover their citizens are going to have to do a lot of work to get them back" Apr 12, 2024
MedPod Today: Anti-DEI Rep at Med Meeting; Private Equity Probe; Delayed Rankings 51˶ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Apr 12, 2024 podcast
House Members Struggle to Craft Road Map for Future of Telehealth Lawmakers examine issues around reimbursement, licensure, and patient choice Apr 11, 2024
No, a Jail Is Not an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Facility How local jails ignore medical guidelines and contribute to the overdose crisis Apr 09, 2024
Anti-DEI Initiatives in Medicine Harm Us All In pursuit of equality and better patient outcomes, these programs must be supported Apr 09, 2024
Can You Guess Which New EPA Rule Offers $13 Billion in Annual Health Benefits? The new clean car standards provide health and climate benefits alike Apr 07, 2024
Despite Pushback, Anti-DEI Congressman to Speak at Medical Meeting ACEP maintains it values "a diverse and representative emergency physician workforce" Apr 05, 2024
Anti-Bias Tools Might Be Helping Boost Diversity in Ophthalmology Programs But some strategies appeared to have no effect or even a negative impact Apr 01, 2024
Forget 'Pack-Years' for Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility, Study Suggests Switching to just a 20-year duration of smoking could catch more cancers, eliminate disparities Apr 01, 2024
More Women Are Drinking Themselves Sick. The Biden Administration Is Concerned. But change isn't something everyone will raise a glass to Mar 31, 2024
MedPod Today: IMGs Skip Residency? Butt Lift Gone Wrong; Medicine's Gender Gap 51˶ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Mar 29, 2024 podcast
IG Live March 29: Maternal Mortality Remains 'Unacceptably High' Experts to discuss persisting racial disparities and offer solutions Mar 28, 2024
Physician Shortage Smaller Than Previously Expected, Report Shows Still, continued investment in training new physicians is critical, AAMC says Mar 27, 2024
You Choose: Do More Work for Free or Be Labeled as a Bad Colleague Women in health, especially women of color, are paid less and asked to do more Mar 26, 2024
Do Your Patients Understand Their Written Discharge Instructions? All patients should have access to medical information in their native language Mar 26, 2024
Do Race, Sex Factor Into Who Has Donor Heart Offers Turned Down by Transplant Docs? Black people, men receive more offers before one is accepted Mar 25, 2024
Why Not Treat Patients the Same Way We Teach Medical Students? A case-base approach to problems in living and social determinants of health Mar 23, 2024
More Interns Recognize Harassment Years After #MeToo While sexual harassment rates are decreasing, more trainees are recognizing it, study finds Mar 22, 2024
In Heart Failure, Thinking Care Will Be Unaffordable May Mean Poorer Outcomes Distress over high cost of treatment in a Chinese study was linked to survival, quality of life Mar 21, 2024
California Wants to Pay Doctors More Money to See Medicaid Patients How much and who will get it will be determined later this year Mar 21, 2024
Women Physicians Still Paid Less Despite Wealth of Research on Gender Pay Gap There are more women physicians than ever, yet the gendered pay gap persists Mar 20, 2024
The 'Best We Have' Isn't Working for Endometriosis Patients Increased women's health research funding is long overdue Mar 19, 2024
Decision Aid Improved Understanding of Tubal Sterilization Web-based bilingual tool explained the permanence of tubal sterilization, as well as alternatives Mar 19, 2024
Biden Signs Executive Order to Boost Women's Health Research Says it's "the most comprehensive set of executive actions ever taken to improve women's health" Mar 18, 2024
EPA Imposes New Limit on Medical Sterilization Chemical, Citing Cancer Risk Rule would lower emission standards for ethylene oxide by 90%, agency says Mar 15, 2024