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How Fringe Anti-Science Views Infiltrated Mainstream Politics — And What It Means in 2024

Jan 28, 2024 at 03:00 pm by Staff

  By Amy Maxmen, KFF Health News   Rates of routine childhood vaccination hit a 10-year low in 2023. That, according to the Centers for Disease Control and P.... Read More

Women and Minorities Bear the Brunt of Medical Misdiagnosis

Jan 21, 2024 at 08:57 pm by Staff

    By Liz Szabo, KFF Health News    Charity Watkins sensed something was deeply wrong when she experienced exhaustion after her daughter was born.... Read More

‘Emergency’ or Not, Covid Is Still Killing People. Here’s What Doctors Advise to Stay Safe.

Jan 21, 2024 at 08:40 pm by Staff

    By Amy Maxmen, KFF Health News   With around 20,000 people dying of covid in the United States since the start of October, and tens of thousands mo.... Read More

Nashville's Healthcare Revolution: Embracing AI and Data Analytics for Enhanced Patient Care

Jan 08, 2024 at 05:00 pm by Josh Lindstrom

  By Josh Lindstrom   In Nashville, the healthcare industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation. With the advent of data technology and artificial intellige.... Read More

Deep Flaws in FDA Oversight of Medical Devices, and Patient Harm, Exposed in Lawsuits and Records

Dec 25, 2023 at 07:46 pm by Staff

  By Fred Schulte and Holly K. Hacker, KFF Health News   Living with diabetes, Carlton “PeeWee” Gautney Jr. relied on a digital device.... Read More

Set Expectations for New Patients With a Conditions of Treatment Agreement

Dec 18, 2023 at 10:37 pm by Staff

  Debra Kane Hill, MBA, RN and Richard F. Cahill, JD   A review of The Doctors Company call data shows that patient relationship issues are the top reason that me.... Read More

Diagnosis-Related Medical Malpractice Claims with Indemnities Over $1 Million: Understanding the Primary Drivers

Nov 28, 2023 at 10:40 am by Staff

  By Jacqueline Ross, RN, PhD, and Kathrine Soulsby, RN, BSN    Among physician members of The Doctors Company, the frequency of medical malpractice cla.... Read More

From Hospital to Hospitality: Spin Doctors Brand Getting Sick as an Adventure. It’s Not.

Nov 26, 2023 at 06:50 pm by Staff

  By Elisabeth Rosenthal, KFF Health News   The last time I stepped on a plane for vacation, for fun, was more than three years ago. I haven’t been abl.... Read More

Compensation Is Key to Fixing Primary Care Shortage

Nov 19, 2023 at 01:56 am by Staff

  By Michelle Andrews, KFF Health News   Money talks. The United States faces a serious shortage of primary care physicians for many reasons, but one,.... Read More

New Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines Aim to Include Larger, Targeted Population

Nov 14, 2023 at 11:14 am by Staff

  TriStar Centennial thoracic surgeon explains increasing treatment options and importance of early diagnosis   By Denis Gilmore, MD   Lung cancer in Tenne.... Read More