Sherry Glied, PhD, Dean, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, examines the changing landscape of healthcare that has given patients more freedom and information to be…
Every year, more and more graduating medical students are not matching. This is a huge problem not only for these medical students who are without jobs, but also…
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 capped residency slots at 100,000. As more students graduate from medical school, there are many left unmatched and without the proper training…
Patients with critical illness often experience pain and other stresses that put them at risk for developing psychiatric illnesses. These include anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. A…
Sherry Glied, PhD, Dean, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, assesses the 3 groups that are most at risk in our evolving healthcare system: the providers,…
Ziva D.Cooper, PhD, discusses the limitations doctors face when prescribing medical marijuana. Dr. Cooper explains that a lack of controlled studies and unknown risks to pulmonary health are…
Gilad Glick, CEO, Itamar Medical, introduces the Endopat 2000, an innovative device that can assess cardiac health in 15 minutes. The simple, non-invasive test can be used in…
A patient centered medical home is a way of organizing outpatient care to improve coordination among doctors and health professionals. It also aims to reduce unnecessary spending on…
Researchers from Mayo Clinic and other institutions have shown that a vaccine given to newborns is at least 60 percent effective against rotavirus in Ghana. Rotavirus causes fever,…