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Hospitals Bob Herman

Hospitals gear up to expand market power, raise prices in 2023

Health Elizabeth Cooney

For most mild infections, long Covid symptoms clear after a year, large study finds

Hospitals Bob Herman

Hospitals say peak labor costs are behind them

Health Isabella Cueto

‘I want people to see us’: A writer gives voice to long Covid and mothering from bed

Biotech Adam Feuerstein

FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug shown to moderately slow cognitive decline in early stages of the disease

Insurance Bob Herman

The health insurer will see you now: How UnitedHealth is keeping more profits, as your doctor

Health Brittany Trang

Why doesn’t the U.S. have at-home flu tests?

First Opinion Sarah C. Hull

Not so conscientious objection: When can doctors refuse to treat?

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First Opinion Steven Server and Samuel Schotland

It’s time to retire ‘poor historian’ from clinicians’ vocabularies

Health Theresa Gaffney

Predictive biomarkers could ease the exhaustive trial-and-error of antidepressants

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Business Tara Bannow

Hip and knee replacements go better when performed by high-volume surgeons, new study finds

Health Care Amanda Seitz — Associated Press

U.S. plans crackdown on nursing homes that sedate patients with unnecessary antipsychotics

Business Tara Bannow

Study finds heavier reliance on nurse practitioners, physician assistants after private equity takeovers

First Opinion Kiltesh Patel

Health record interoperability needs to include dental health records

Biotech Jason Mast

As FDA considers new Alzheimer’s drug, a case study details safety concerns

Exclusive Theresa Gaffney

Backed by a longtime mental health leader, a new startup aims to build support for serious mental illness

Biotech Brittany Trang

Gene therapy trial shows promise for treating ‘bubble boy’ syndrome. Now comes the hard part

Health Tech Mario Aguilar

Medicare’s home hospital program may soon get a lifeline from Congress. Can it prove its worth?

First Opinion Amar Kelkar, Julie Kanter and Payal Desai

Specialized centers can help realign the U.S.’s moral compass for sickle cell disease

Health Eric Boodman

Every kick, a reminder: in post-Roe California, a painful wait before ending a wanted pregnancy

Health Jayne Williamson-Lee

From the World Cup to the Olympics, sports medicine is racing to improve how injuries are treated

First Opinion Trisha S. Pasricha

The art of the ‘deceased note’: A physician grapples with documenting patients’ final moments

Health Elizabeth Cooney

Death certificate records of long Covid are a ‘floor of an estimate,’ experts say

Health Lauran Neergaard — Associated Press

Huge U.S. study starts sharing gene findings with volunteers

Business Tara Bannow

Medical malpractice lawsuits, delayed by the pandemic, are hitting hospitals harder than expected

Health Tech Brittany Trang

‘A constant information lag’: The troubled recall of Philips CPAP machines underscores flaws in device oversight

Health Tech Jayne Williamson-Lee

‘The more voice, the better’: How tech could bring a fuller picture of living with a disability to health records

Living With Isabella Cueto

Lessons from a thriving physical therapist to a younger self just learning about multiple sclerosis

Health Angus Chen

Q&A: Siddhartha Mukherjee on the rapid pace of cancer research and ‘luminous’ life of cells

Health Care Tara Bannow

UPMC, Advocate Aurora, Duke fighting lawsuits over use of Meta’s tracking tool

Health Brian Melley — Associated Press

A jury finds NCAA is not to blame in lawsuit over football player’s death after repeated head trauma

Health Ambar Castillo

‘Mass incarceration is one of the greatest health challenges of our time’: MacArthur ‘genius’ Emily Wang on building solutions

Health Katherine Harmon Courage

A simple screening question could help millions of women prevent cardiovascular disease. Why aren’t we using it?