Electronic Medical Records, Built For Efficiency, Often Backfire
Computerized prescription orders are one real advantage. Clicking checkboxes on screen after screen not so much.
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California Nurses Say They'll Strike, Without Talking Wages
Wages and benefits are usually the big sticking points in labor negotiations. But so far both sides are focusing on things like Ebola preparedness, separating patient care from economics.
Hand-Pumped Anesthesia Could Help With Surgeries In The Dark
Across Africa, hospitals are struggling to provide surgery. Doctors, nurses, and even basics like electricity are in short supply. Now Johns Hopkins Medical Center is testing a creative solution.
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear New Health Law Challenge
Health care experts say an adverse ruling would be catastrophic for the health insurance program that the president has fought so hard to enact and preserve.
In Surprise Move, Supreme Court Takes On Fate Of Obamacare Again
Is it legal for a state-sponsored health exchange to provide subsidies that help people pay insurance premiums? That's the point in question, and one that's still being considered by an appeals court.
Republicans' First Order Of Business May Be Chipping Away At Obamacare
Now that the Republicans control the House and Senate, they've got their eyes on the Affordable Care Act. Which parts will President Obama veto and which parts will he inevitably have to give up?
How Much Is That MRI, Really? Massachusetts Shines A Light
A state law now requires insurers to reveal prices of their medical tests, and the variation is amazing, bargain hunters say. An MRI of the back is $614 at one place, $1,800 at another.
Vaccine Controversies Are As Social As They Are Medical
In writing her new book On Immunity, Eula Biss found that questions about vaccination touch on attitudes about environmentalism, citizenship and trust in the government.
Seeing Red During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Decades of effort to raise awareness of breast cancer hasn't helped to reduce the death toll once it spreads. One woman living with metastatic breast cancer says it's way past time for a change.
What A Brush With SARS Taught A Doctor About Ebola
A young doctor put on a protective suit so he could examine a man who might be sick with SARS. It was hard to tell who was more frightened: the doctor or the patient.