
Researchers stated the lack of reported clinical validation data raises concerns about their effectiveness and safety.
Todd Shryock is contributing author for Medical Economics.

Researchers stated the lack of reported clinical validation data raises concerns about their effectiveness and safety.

Patients prefer virtual appointments for common ailments, but question the quality of care.

Patients are either skipping care completely, cutting costs elsewhere, or borrowing money to pay for health care

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said the U.S. needs a significant rise in unemployment to stave off more inflation

AMA has adopted a multi-prong strategy to try to counter lies while holding the person responsible to professional review.

American Hospital Association requesting a task force from the justice department to investigate commercial health insurance companies in the Medicare Advantage program.

Study shows a marked improvement when medical abbreviations and acronyms are spelled out instead.

Lower household income and requiring multiple medications play large roles.

Many patients worry about privacy and accuracy.

Latest numbers show prices rose at a slightly slower pace in April.

Study shows that 10% of minorities refused COVID vaccines because of past racial discrimination experiences.

COVID-19 vaccines and therapies were the main drivers.

New rules for attachments, benefits verification, and infrastructure aim to improve communication

Pandemic greatly accelerated consolidation, threatening the independent practice of medicine.

New government rule aims to address some of the cost disparity.

New York becomes 25th state to grant nurse practitioners full practice authority

Evidence suggests a second booster improve protection against severe COVID.

More hikes expected to help slow rising inflation.

Medical groups warn of sweeping ramifications if Congress follows recommendation

Official death toll is almost 6 million, but excess deaths indicate far more may have died from COVID than reported.

State agencies hope to move patients to marketplace

Skipping physicians for convenience not the best way for patients to receive care says AMA.

Rural areas lag well behind their urban counterparts when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations.

Emergency department visits are a big contributor.

Almost a quarter are thinking about leaving health care after two years of a pandemic.

Many will be forced to forgo care or return to the workforce to pay health care bills

Data shows some encouraging trends, but filling positions proving difficult with costs increasing

Dr. Lorna Breen's Health Care Provider Protection Act aims to help physicians receive mental health assistance without jeopardizing their licenses..

Health care and social workers combined for more injuries and illnesses than any other industry in the nation

Robert M. Califf, MD, MACC, was approved in a 50-46 vote by the senate.

Published: September 27th 2021 | Updated: