Some experts express concern that reliance on BMI has become overweight, leading to misdiagnosis, improper medication, and obesity mistreatment.
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.
Sexual Assault Debt Collection
How a sexual assault leads to years of calls from debt collectors even though federal legislation makes it illegal.
Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Solution
Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients. Yet there is a simple way to stop it.
Although organ transplants are up, the agency in charge of organ transplant is under fire.
Some rural hospitals are in such bad shape, local governments are practically giving them away.
Medical care can be life-saving, until the other shoe drops. How do you eliminate medical debt — or avoid it in the first place?
Interview With Stage 4 Kidney Cancer
She’s 31, has stage 4 kidney cancer — and talked openly about it during a job interview. Here’s what happened.
Should Patient Race Hinder Transplants?
Race is often used as medical shorthand for how bodies work. Some Doctors want to change that.
Health Systems Repurpose Malls
Vacant shopping malls are massive properties that attract the eye of enterprising health care systems.
High C-section rate is persistent problem for pregnant mothers, particularly down South.
Who Gets Stronger Flu Vaccine?
Each year standard and high-dose influenza vaccines are available. Why are black and hispanic seniors left with a less powerful flu vaccine?
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