Enlarge this image Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, joined protesters outside the U.S. Capitol in late November, as Republicans in the…
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Should Hospitals Be Punished For Post-Surgical Patients’ Opioid Addiction?
by Martha Bebinger November 26, 2017Enlarge this image After two weeks of recovery from an addiction to opioids prescribed by her surgeon, Katie Herzog takes a walk…
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Enlarge this image Dr. Ruth Berggren stands outside Charity Hospital in New Orleans in 2005, where she had earlier cared for patients…
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47 Hospitals Slashed Their Use Of Two Key Heart Drugs After Huge Price Hikes
by NPR August 9, 2017Enlarge this image Valeant Pharmaceuticals, based in Bridgewater Township, N.J., bought two specialty heart drugs used in emergency treatment from Marathon Pharmaceuticals…
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Enlarge this image Calls for tort reform in regards to medical malpractice are popular on the campaign trail. But research shows that…
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‘Interlaced Fingers’ Traces Roots Of Racial Disparity In Kidney Transplants
by NPR June 24, 2017Enlarge this image Dr. Vanessa Grubbs and Robert Phillips at their wedding in August 2005. Just a few months earlier, when his…
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A Pioneer In ‘Flat-Fee Primary Care’ Had To Close Its Clinics. What Went Wrong?
by NPR June 20, 2017Enlarge this image In theory, “direct primary care” should result in better health for patients and lower health care costs overall. But…
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Enlarge this image A 4-year-old regulation in New York state requires doctors and hospitals to treat sepsis using a protocol that some…