Health By Erin Brodwin and Nicholas St. Fleur FDA issues alert on ‘limitations’ of pulse oximeters, without explicit mention of racial bias
Special Report By Andrew Joseph Data show hospitalized Covid-19 patients are surviving at higher rates, but surge in cases could roll back gains
Health Tech By Casey Ross Backed by big hospitals, a former Microsoft executive wades into the messy business of selling patient data
Health By Sharon Begley With ventilators running out, doctors say the machines are overused for Covid-19
Health By Erin Brodwin and Nicholas St. Fleur ‘These numbers are incredibly important’: Doctors and lawmakers call on FDA to address racial disparities in pulse oximeters
Hospitals By Usha Lee McFarling Hospitals struggle to address terrifying and long-lasting ‘ICU delirium’
Health By Olivia Goldhill Labeling confusion led to wasted doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in first days of rollout
Health Tech By Katie Palmer How Covid-19 could usher in a new role for continuous glucose monitoring in hospitals
First Opinion By Melinda B. Buntin and Kristine Martin Anderson The pandemic slingshot: propelling from national crisis to a resilient health care system
First Opinion By David Scales and Devin Worster Truth and transparency after Covid-19: Mending the relationship between hospitals and the communities they serve
Health By Elizabeth Cooney Elective, but not optional: Orthopedic patients eagerly await surgeries delayed by Covid-19
Politics By Rachel Cohrs After repeated delays, Trump’s HHS punts on oversight of a massive Covid-19 response fund for hospitals
First Opinion By Richard E. Leiter and Samantha Gelfand Even during a pandemic, hospitals must make family visits and communication the standard of care
Health By Roger Rapoport ‘A supreme form of advocacy’: When finding a psychiatric bed seems impossible, one state’s patients have a partner
Pharmalot By Ed Silverman HHS rebukes drug makers for curtailing discounts to hospitals that serve low-income populations
First Opinion By Peter B. Bach Instead of debating ‘first-shot’ vs. ‘set-aside’ vaccine approaches, hospitals’ study should compare them
First Opinion By Til Schuermann and Helen Leis We stress tested banks in 2009. We need to do the same thing now for U.S. hospital systems
Health By Roger Rapoport ‘Every day is an emergency’: The pandemic is worsening psychiatric bed shortages nationwide
Heavyweights By Usha Lee McFarling A ‘duty to warn’: An ER doctor, shaped by war and hardship, chronicles the searing realities of Covid-19
First Opinion By Gregory Jasani and James Maloy Emergency department physicians should have the right to due process protection. Many don’t
Health By Usha Lee McFarling ‘It’s peace of mind’: Covid-19 vaccines can’t arrive soon enough for many frontline health workers
Pharmalot By Ed Silverman Hospital groups sue HHS for failing to stop drug makers from cutting medication discounts
First Opinion By Pinar Karaca-Mandic New data, dashboard provide information on Covid-19 hospital capacity
Health By Olivia Goldhill On the ground, the pledge to vaccinate 20 million against Covid-19 in December seems unrealistic
First Opinion By Jessica Nutik Zitter Replace the ‘cold steel’ of hospital-bed shackles with the warmth of compassion
Health Tech By Casey Ross Covid-19 vaccines will arrive before the data sharing technology that could help track them
Hospitals By Gabrielle Glaser A ‘bad case of déjà vu’: New Jersey hospitals brace for Covid-19 surge, but hope this time will be different