Episode 1: We have a problemSeptember 12, 2019 |
Listen Now: The Etherist Podcast – Episode 1: We Have A Problem. Featuring, among others, our Yoram Unguru discussing drug shortages in pediatric oncology
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Investors’ Deep-Pocket Push To Defend Surprise Medical BillsSeptember 11, 2019 |
As proposals to ban surprise medical bills move through Congress and state legislatures with rare bipartisan support, physician groups have emerged as the loudest opponents
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Google Bans Ads for ‘Experimental Medical Treatments’September 9, 2019 |
Google plans to crack down on ads for bogus medical treatments, as the company has observed a rise in predatory scams that target desperate patients.
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How Should Scientists’ Access To Health Databanks Be Managed?September 6, 2019 |
More than a million Americans have donated genetic information and medical data for research projects. But how that information gets used varies a lot, depending on the philosophy of the organizations that have gathered the data
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The Hospital Treated These Patients. Then It Sued Them.September 3, 2019 |
Most hospitals do not frequently take patients to court over medical debt. But since 2015, Carlsbad Medical Center, in New Mexico, has filed lawsuits by the thousands
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Harlan Krumholz writes, “At a time when many insurers and health information technology companies are busily assembling databases of hundreds of millions of medical records, Americans find it difficult to get access to their own”
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Op-Art: The Shame of Crowdfunding Health CareAugust 26, 2019 |
Cartoonist Dustin Harbin fell off a bike into an outpouring of charity. But Americans shouldn’t have to seek out strangers to pay health bills
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The $6 Million Drug ClaimAugust 26, 2019 |
New treatments for rare diseases are changing the lives of patients, but the price can reach millions of dollars for a single person
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