Business of Medicine
Commentary
How a cheap liver drug may be the key to preventing COVID
The authors of a paper appearing in Nature give us multiple, complementary lines of evidence.
Feature
Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits
The Pfizer pill has helped prevent many people infected with COVID-19 from being hospitalized or dying,
Feature
Mind the geriatrician gap
In 2022, only 43% of the nation’s 177 geriatrics fellowship slots were filled.
Commentary
Nurses questions answered: Could you face repercussions for your actions?
Why were three nurses escorted off the premises of a hospital emergency room when they began an understaffed shift?
Managing Your Practice
New Year’s resolutions
I can't presume to know what issues need addressing in your practice, but I do know the ones I get asked about most often,
Latest News
U.S. News & World Report releases best hospitals for maternity care with changes, few high performing
Expectant mothers and doctors frequently use the data in hospital rankings to improve quality of care and to have conversations about care with...
Latest News
Tackling oral health in primary care: A task that’s worth the time
Dental caries can lead to serious health problems and even have fatal consequences.
From the Journals
EHR alerts to both doc and patient may boost statin prescribing
Electronic ‘nudges’ that promote new statin prescriptions seemed most effective when sent to patients as well as their primary care doctors in a...
Commentary
Medically speaking, 2022 was the best year yet for children
For a child born this year, in a developed country, into a family with access to good health care, the odds of living into the 22nd century are...
Feature
Employers use patient assistance programs to offset their own costs
Some insurers and employers are tapping into assistance programs meant for individual patients. The concern: Some costly drugs could be harder for...
From the Journals
Diabetes decision tool yields ‘modest’ benefit in low-resource clinics
Another positive of this tool is that it could curtail physician burnout, authors of new research say.