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In the same health system, Black patients are prescribed fewer opioids than white patients

Health By Claudia López Lloreda

Covid-19 kept families and caregivers out of hospitals. Some doctors think that shouldn’t happen again

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Physicians, mental illness, and the problem with ‘passing’

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A slice of Apple’s health research, Teladoc for Teams, & combating health misinfo

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For people in sickle cell crisis, specialized infusion centers offer far better care than the ER, study finds

Special Report By Nicholas St. Fleur and Hyacinth Empinado

Watch: An unusual 30th birthday gift: Why I got a colonoscopy so young — and documented every step

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Clinicians open their notes to patients in a grand experiment in medical care

First Opinion By Shantanu Nundy and Felicia Hsu

A surprising pandemic side effect: People are more engaged with their health

Health By Andrew Joseph

Q&A: The CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association on the approval of Aduhelm — and why critics should stop dwelling on the decision

First Opinion Podcast By Patrick Skerrett

Listen: Healing the healers: An advocate and a psychiatrist on clinicians’ mental health and burnout

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The parents hoped an existing drug might keep their kids from having seizures. Then they saw the price

First Opinion Podcast By Patrick Skerrett

Listen: A nurse and a physician on harnessing the full potential of nurses

First Opinion Podcast By Patrick Skerrett

Listen: Danielle Ofri on Covid surges and her ‘postmortem folder’

Special Report By Andrew Joseph

‘It’s not a cure’: A gene therapy is opening a new chapter for children, but challenges endure

Health Tech By Marion Renault

‘Swept under the carpet’: When health records are held ransom, patients are the hardest hit — and last to know

Health Tech By Katie Palmer

Health tech companies form a new coalition to advance the role of real-world data

First Opinion By Minali Nigam

Doctors should talk about race and racism with their patients. Here’s how

First Opinion By Summer Knight

Let’s banish the term ‘patient’ from the health care lexicon

First Opinion By Danielle Ofri

My ‘postmortem’ folder and the intensely personal nature of the latest Covid-19 surge

Opinions+ By Hensley Evans and Sharon Suchotliff

The pharma industry needs to measure patient experience from the patients’ perspectives

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STAT+ Conversations: In it for the long haul: the impact of long Covid

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

The price of a Vertex cystic fibrosis treatment stirs anger in Australia

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

‘There are no alternatives’: As Pfizer discontinues an old glaucoma drug, a small group of patients struggles to cope

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Low-tech but high-value: Don’t stop reimbursing phone-only telehealth visits

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In the same health system, Black patients are prescribed fewer opioids than white patients

Covid-19 kept families and caregivers out of hospitals. Some doctors think that shouldn’t happen again

Physicians, mental illness, and the problem with ‘passing’

A slice of Apple’s health research, Teladoc for Teams, & combating health misinfo

For people in sickle cell crisis, specialized infusion centers offer far better care than the ER, study finds

Watch: An unusual 30th birthday gift: Why I got a colonoscopy so young — and documented every step

Clinicians open their notes to patients in a grand experiment in medical care

A surprising pandemic side effect: People are more engaged with their health

Q&A: The CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association on the approval of Aduhelm — and why critics should stop dwelling on the decision

Listen: Healing the healers: An advocate and a psychiatrist on clinicians’ mental health and burnout

The parents hoped an existing drug might keep their kids from having seizures. Then they saw the price

Listen: A nurse and a physician on harnessing the full potential of nurses

Listen: Danielle Ofri on Covid surges and her ‘postmortem folder’

‘It’s not a cure’: A gene therapy is opening a new chapter for children, but challenges endure

‘Swept under the carpet’: When health records are held ransom, patients are the hardest hit — and last to know

Health tech companies form a new coalition to advance the role of real-world data

Doctors should talk about race and racism with their patients. Here’s how

Let’s banish the term ‘patient’ from the health care lexicon

My ‘postmortem’ folder and the intensely personal nature of the latest Covid-19 surge

The pharma industry needs to measure patient experience from the patients’ perspectives

STAT+ Conversations: In it for the long haul: the impact of long Covid

The price of a Vertex cystic fibrosis treatment stirs anger in Australia

‘There are no alternatives’: As Pfizer discontinues an old glaucoma drug, a small group of patients struggles to cope

Low-tech but high-value: Don’t stop reimbursing phone-only telehealth visits

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