Behavioral Health
The Importance of Optimism
Are you an optimist? Could you learn to be? Your health may depend on it.
Clinical Science
Clinical Trials Attract Private Equity
The business of clinical trials is booming. Private equity has taken notice.
Internist
Less Ambulances For California Medicaid Patients
The largest provider of ambulance services in the U.S. will halt some rides in Southern California, citing low Medicaid rates.
Mental Health
Rural Areas Gain Mental Health Crisis Teams
Mental health crisis teams aren’t just for cities anymore. Rural areas expand to provide necessary assistance to law enforcement.
Fitness
Probable Weight Loss With App
Can you lose weight with tech wearables? Weight loss gadgets provide data to help consumers achieve diet goals, but it still won’t be easy.
Internist
The BMI Misdiagnosis Trend
Some experts express concern that reliance on BMI has become overweight, leading to misdiagnosis, improper medication, and obesity mistreatment.
Internist
Are Patient Medical Records Biased?
Conveying non-compliance to a doctor can be tantamount to insulting the cook in a strip-mall restaurant. You may walk out with a less hygienic meal.
Emotions
Sexual Assault Debt Collection
How a sexual assault leads to years of calls from debt collectors even though federal legislation makes it illegal.
Pulmonology
Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Solution
Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients. Yet there is a simple way to stop it.
Nephrology
Organ Transplants Are Up
Although organ transplants are up, the agency in charge of organ transplant is under fire.
Internist
Rural Hospital Crisis
Some rural hospitals are in such bad shape, local governments are practically giving them away.
Internist
Eliminate Medical Debt
Medical care can be life-saving, until the other shoe drops. How do you eliminate medical debt — or avoid it in the first place?
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