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39 votes
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Lucy Letby lawyer seeks fresh appeal over reliability of expert witness
5 votes -
Uber for nursing: How an AI-powered gig model is threatening US health care
7 votes -
Kenyan single mothers ‘trapped’ in Saudi Arabia as exit visas denied to children born outside marriage
7 votes -
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to Texas woman
41 votes -
It's time to break up Big Medicine in the US
33 votes -
Hospitals gave patients meds during childbirth, then reported them for positive drug tests
18 votes -
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reverses US policy that would have limited anesthesia periods
44 votes -
The CEO of UnitedHealthcare (insurance company) has been assassinated in NYC
105 votes -
The Texas OB-GYN exodus – Amid increasingly stringent abortion laws, doctors who provide maternal care have been fleeing the state
36 votes -
Montana voters approve abortion rights in state constitution
29 votes -
Assessing the ability of GPT-4o to visually recognize medications and provide patient education
4 votes -
Mel Manuel, trans candidate for US House, injected testosterone on camera in a campaign ad
18 votes -
US study on puberty blockers goes unpublished because of politics, doctor says
18 votes -
Local US health departments struggle to track human cases of bird flu
7 votes -
Declaration of Helsinki turns sixty – how this foundational document of medical ethics has stood the test of time
8 votes -
More details have emerged from the Lucy Letby infant murder inquiry in the UK: ‘cold’ character, missed opportunities and staff shortages
8 votes -
A proposal for fixing the US healthcare system - discussion
24 votes -
Why surgeons are wearing the Apple Vision Pro in operating rooms
28 votes -
Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence—experts want it to stop
33 votes -
Anti-abortion group accused of electronically intercepting patients’ exchanges with clinic
18 votes -
A peek inside doctors’ notes reveals symptoms of burnout
14 votes -
54 million US adults may be misdiagnosed with high blood pressure based on bad readings
19 votes -
When is it time for an older doctor to hang up their stethoscope? We owe it to their patients to get it right.
14 votes -
US hospitals take steps to conserve IV fluid supply after hurricane Helene strikes critical factory in North Carolina
16 votes -
Her US state bans gender-affirming care for teenagers. So she travels 450 miles for it.
13 votes -
Why a helium leak disabled every iPhone in a medical facility (2018)
31 votes -
Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek hopes his latest brainchild, the Neko Body Scan, will revolutionise healthcare
20 votes -
UK's NHS cannot embrace AI until its basic IT systems are up to scratch. Prof Sir Martin Landray: clinical IT functions are slow and ‘devastatingly user unfriendly’
20 votes -
CEO of bankrupt hospital system faces contempt charges after US Senate no-show
24 votes -
The rise of DIY, pirated medicine: Four Thieves Vinegar Collective has made DIY medicine cheaper and more accessible to the masses
81 votes -
How a leading chain of US psychiatric hospitals traps patients
35 votes -
US judge rules $400 million algorithmic system illegally denied thousands of people’s Medicaid benefits
27 votes -
Death threats, legal risk and backlogs weigh on US clinicians treating trans minors
13 votes -
US athletes are taking full advantage of free healthcare in Olympic village
17 votes -
How medical research is failing women. For years, the process for developing and testing new drugs has focused disproportionately on male bodies — to the detriment of female patients.
25 votes -
Private equity firms should prepare for increased US government scrutiny over healthcare investment
9 votes -
A judge ruled a Louisiana prison’s health care system has failed inmates for decades. A federal law could block reforms.
15 votes -
Blood culture bottle shortage challenges US hospitals, labs
13 votes -
I was an MIT educated neurosurgeon. Now I'm unemployed and alone in the mountains. How did I get here?
34 votes -
A critique of the Cass Review
16 votes -
Algorithms are deciding who gets organ transplants [in the UK's NHS]. Are their decisions fair?
21 votes -
Texas abortion ban linked to 13% increase in infant and newborn deaths
54 votes -
The opaque industry secretly inflating prices for prescription drugs
18 votes -
America: a healthy or healthcare economy? The sickness at the heart of US GDP.
9 votes -
Generic preventitive healthcare advice wanted
Thanks to an emergency that resulted in an unexpected surgery, I have reached my health insurance maximum out-of-pocket expense. For those with sane healthcare systems, it basically means that I...
Thanks to an emergency that resulted in an unexpected surgery, I have reached my health insurance maximum out-of-pocket expense. For those with sane healthcare systems, it basically means that I will not be charged for any additional healthcare I receive for the rest of the year as long as it's covered (i.e. no cosmetics or "just for funsies"). I'm expecting a $6,000 bill in the mail, so I'm looking to take as much advantage of this as I possibly can, starting with some minor issues that I've been sitting on for a while.
I'll have to ask my doctor for their referral for anything, but I was wondering if there were any preventative healthcare services I should specifically ask for? I'm already going to be making an appointment for a regular physical - something I'm ashamed to say that I don't regularly do. I'm going to ask the doctor this same question but I figured I'd come up with a checklist just to make sure I don't miss out on anything.
17 votes -
UK's NHS computer problems put patients at risk of harm
5 votes -
US, European nations consider vaccinating workers exposed to bird flu
9 votes -
The Controversialist: Marty Peretz and the travails of American liberalism
3 votes -
Cyberattack forces major US health care network to divert ambulances from hospitals
17 votes