First Opinion By Nickolas D. Zaller Eliminating buprenorphine training for doctors won’t solve the overdose epidemic
First Opinion By Pooja Yerramilli I have all the symptoms of a Covid-19 long-hauler — but I’m hesitant to identify myself as one
Health By Olivia Goldhill ‘Still waiting for my turn’: Primary care doctors are being left behind in the vaccine rollout
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Health By Erin Brodwin Doctors warn an inability to smell could be a symptom of Covid-19 — but caution the evidence is preliminary
Health By Theresa Gaffney A yearslong push to remove racist bias from kidney testing gains new ground
First Opinion By Uché Blackstock Why Black doctors like me are leaving faculty positions in academic medical centers
First Opinion By Farzad Mostashari and Emily Maxson Primary care practices could be the Biden administration’s secret weapon in the fight against Covid-19
Health By Theresa Gaffney After allegations of racism and sexism, some applicants remove Tulane from residency rankings
Health Tech By Mario Aguilar Zocdoc, staking its future on the promise of hybrid care, raises $150 million
First Opinion By David Lenihan Debt from attending an elite medical school shouldn’t keep new doctors from working in underserved areas
Health By Rebecca Sohn Large majority of doctors hold misconceptions about people with disabilities, survey finds
Health By Rebecca Sohn Pediatricians pivot to vaccines on the go as immunization rates drop during the pandemic
Pharmalot By Ed Silverman Family medicine residents don’t interact with pharma as much as they once did
First Opinion By Vineet Arora, Tricia Pendergrast, and Shikha Jain Doctors on social media are being cyberbullied and sexually harassed. It’s time to change that
Health Tech By Erin Brodwin and Casey Ross Inside the collapse of a disrupter: How Haven’s high hopes of redefining health care came to a crashing halt
First Opinion By Kenneth L. Davis Proposed new rules for a J-1 visa will hinder America’s fight against Covid-19
First Opinion By Bob Kocher and Bryan Roberts Incentives and information drive health care innovation: lessons from Medicare Advantage
First Opinion By Brian Barnett Who’s choosing Americans’ medications — doctors or insurers? The bane of prior authorization
First Opinion By Jay Baruch As a doctor in the Covid-19 era, I’ve learned that judging patients’ decisions comes easier than it should
Heavyweights By Usha Lee McFarling A ‘duty to warn’: An ER doctor, shaped by war and hardship, chronicles the searing realities of Covid-19
Health By Shraddha Chakradhar New pediatrician network puts spotlight on climate change’s effects on children
First Opinion By Gregory Jasani and James Maloy Emergency department physicians should have the right to due process protection. Many don’t
First Opinion By Aaron Mitchell and Deborah Korenstein Drug companies’ payments and gifts affect physicians’ prescribing. It’s time to turn off the spigot
First Opinion By Jessica Nutik Zitter Replace the ‘cold steel’ of hospital-bed shackles with the warmth of compassion
First Opinion By Anjali Bhatla and Kira L. Ryskina A shortage of physicians with experience treating hospitalized patients could threaten the next surge response
First Opinion By Ravi Parikh, Christopher Manz, and Mitesh Patel A nudge helps doctors bring up end-of-life issues with their dying cancer patients