Hospitals

Health

To speed drug development, Mass. General to begin ALS trials that test several compounds at once

By Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe

First Opinion

Constant, rapid testing is key to creating the ‘learning health system’ of the future

By Leora I. Horwitz

Politics

Couple stole trade secrets from U.S. children’s hospital to market their Chinese biotech, prosecutors say

By Lev Facher

First Opinion

5 things hospitals can do today to keep women from dying during childbirth

By Amy Compton-Phillips

Hospitals

It’s not just bosses who harass health workers: Hospitals start addressing patients’ ‘egregious’ behavior

By Jacquelyn Corley

Health

In an emergency, where ambulances take patients differs by race, study finds

By Jacquelyn Corley

First Opinion

Hospitals’ new emergency department triage systems boost profits but compromise care

By Keith Corl

First Opinion

Every hospital needs ‘recovery coaches’ for patients with substance use problems

By James Baird

First Opinion

Stop treating medical residents like indentured servants

By Kim-Lien Nguyen

First Opinion

Trump is trying to end secret health care price negotiations. You should be on his side

By David Vivero

Pharmalot

A drug maker replaces an old treatment and boosts the price by 1,300%

By Ed Silverman

Health

Top U.S. medical centers roll out DNA sequencing clinics for healthy (and often wealthy) clients

By Rebecca Robbins

Health Tech

With brain trauma, surgeons don’t always know if an operation will help. Could AI change that?

By Jacquelyn Corley

First Opinion

Medicare’s ‘new technology’ payment plan doesn’t go far enough

By Roy Silverstein

First Opinion

How our health systems are working to prevent hospital drug shortages

By Barclay E. Berdan, Scott Reiner, and Terry Shaw

Health Tech

DeepMind AI predicts acute loss of kidney function two days in advance, study shows

By Casey Ross

Health Tech

How patient records from one Boston hospital fueled an explosion in AI research in medicine

By Rebecca Robbins

Health Tech

Watch: At this hospital, drones are the new medical couriers

By Dominic Smith

First Opinion

Hospitals are a missing link in easing the opioid crisis

By Richard Bottner and Christopher Moriates

First Opinion

Shopping blindly for post-acute care is a recipe for disaster

By Lynn B. Rogut

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Business

Intermountain, Amgen subsidiary to launch DNA study of 500,000 patients

By Andrew Joseph

Health

Patients whose blood pressure only spikes at the doctor’s office are twice as likely to die of a heart attack or other cardiac event

By Ruth Hailu

First Opinion

Ignoring evidence begot Medicare’s dangerous hospital readmissions penalty

By Stephen Soumerai and Kip Sullivan

Health

Judge rules parents of deceased West Point cadet can decide what happens with his sperm

By Andrew Joseph

Pharmalot

Pharmalittle: Biogen reaches deal with U.K. for its SMA drug; did Gilead thwart generic competition to an HIV pill?

By Ed Silverman

AI is used to mine health data to find undiagnosed patients, offering a model for other diseases

Pharmalittle: Step forward for ovarian cancer drugs; Pelosi’s drug pricing plan could hit hospitals hard

Pelosi’s drug pricing plan could wipe out some key funding for low-income hospitals

Watch: In a quest for more precise cancer care, hospitals invest in new tools — and new training, too

To speed drug development, Mass. General to begin ALS trials that test several compounds at once

Constant, rapid testing is key to creating the ‘learning health system’ of the future

Couple stole trade secrets from U.S. children’s hospital to market their Chinese biotech, prosecutors say

5 things hospitals can do today to keep women from dying during childbirth

It’s not just bosses who harass health workers: Hospitals start addressing patients’ ‘egregious’ behavior

In an emergency, where ambulances take patients differs by race, study finds

Hospitals’ new emergency department triage systems boost profits but compromise care

Every hospital needs ‘recovery coaches’ for patients with substance use problems

Stop treating medical residents like indentured servants

Trump is trying to end secret health care price negotiations. You should be on his side

A drug maker replaces an old treatment and boosts the price by 1,300%

Top U.S. medical centers roll out DNA sequencing clinics for healthy (and often wealthy) clients

With brain trauma, surgeons don’t always know if an operation will help. Could AI change that?

Medicare’s ‘new technology’ payment plan doesn’t go far enough

How our health systems are working to prevent hospital drug shortages

DeepMind AI predicts acute loss of kidney function two days in advance, study shows

How patient records from one Boston hospital fueled an explosion in AI research in medicine

Watch: At this hospital, drones are the new medical couriers

Hospitals are a missing link in easing the opioid crisis

Shopping blindly for post-acute care is a recipe for disaster

Intermountain, Amgen subsidiary to launch DNA study of 500,000 patients

Patients whose blood pressure only spikes at the doctor’s office are twice as likely to die of a heart attack or other cardiac event

Ignoring evidence begot Medicare’s dangerous hospital readmissions penalty

Judge rules parents of deceased West Point cadet can decide what happens with his sperm

Pharmalittle: Biogen reaches deal with U.K. for its SMA drug; did Gilead thwart generic competition to an HIV pill?