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Imagine leaving a hospital with your newborn child only to learn your bill was $24,000 more than what it would have been at another hospital... Read More

Medicare's restrictive TAVR policy limits rural access to life-saving heart valve surgery. Read More

Low back pain (LBP) describes pain between the lower edge of the ribs and the buttock. It can affect anyone. LBP makes it hard to move and... Read More

At a Washington hearing on gender transition procedures, all mention of the alleged leading authority in U.S. transgender medicine was... Read More

May 1776, the United States lost the battle of Quebec [JG1] and retreated south because so many of the Continental troops contracted... Read More

What causes an epidemic to spread? Don’t underestimate the power of rhetoric and oratory by politicians. Read More

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, is backing legislation he says would lower prescription drug costs by targeting the use of Food and Drug... Read More

“Dr. Collins will meet Bill Gates after he exits the car and steps inside of the building,” reads NIH Director Francis Collins's... Read More

Does having kids improve your brain, or are people with "better brains" more likely to have kids? Read More

In his most urgent TED Talk yet, Jon Haidt reminds us that human connection is not optional. Read More

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has released the political chapters of its long-awaited report. After nearly three years, the conclusion is clear. Read More

Organizations are encouraged to support employees in developing good lifestyle habits to increase work engagement. Read More

I’ve seen clients start GLP-1 medications full of hope—and stop them feeling betrayed by their own biology. Read More

If the FDA policed only safety, not efficacy, the result would be more innovation at lower cost. Read More

The Alzheimer’s Policy Working Group is a 501(c)(3) organization that unites frontline clinicians from specialty and primary care to... Read More

On Thursday, January 22, the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee will each hold a hearing with some of... Read More

This is the fourth part of a series on the crisis in academic research and publishing. Read the first three parts here, here and here. By... Read More

Introduction In August, AHIP, the trade association for health insurance companies representing the industry’s top players, announced... Read More