Congo’s New Ebola Outbreak Is Hitting Health Care Workers HardAugust 17, 2018 |
“There’s an extremely low level of knowledge and awareness about Ebola in the area,” Peter Salama says. “Early on, the health care workers took no precautions whatsoever, and unfortunately, we’re expecting more confirmed cases from that group.”
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From the Mayo Clinic to Harvard, sources don’t always get the facts right about preeclampsia. Reached by ProPublica, some are making needed corrections
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What Can Cuba Teach Us About Resiliency?July 20, 2018 |
Our Peter Young traveled to Cuba. He reflects on the resilience he witnessed on his trip and parallels with the US healthcare system
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The complexity of the system comes with costs that aren’t obvious but that we all pay
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Without any public scrutiny, insurers and data brokers are predicting your health costs based on data about things like race, marital status, how much TV you watch, whether you pay your bills on time or even buy plus-size clothing
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State prisons across the U.S. are failing to treat at least 144,000 inmates who have hepatitis C, a curable but potentially fatal liver disease, according to a recent survey and subsequent interviews of state corrections departments
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The Bioethics of AI in the Healthcare IndustryJuly 6, 2018 |
An interview with Hugh Whittall, Director of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, conducted by Kate Anderton, BSc
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Poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels, according to a new joint report by the OECD, World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank
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