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Trump’s politicization of medical research and care continues to have resounding effects across the nation. Though unique in its magnitude and totality, the disciplining of medical ideology in line with…
The United States is unique in its massive spending on healthcare. 16.7% of our GDP, or over $13,400 per person, is spent on medical expenditures each year, almost twice the…
The question of single-payor healthcare continues to linger in the policy sphere in a sort of malaise. Even before the Trumpian era, Republicans have unanimously opposed it, and since the…
Compounding has been regulated by the FDA for quite some time, but, with the recent compounding “copies” of Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs, there are renewed questions about the purpose,…
Wanting to explore the world of health insurance, but not knowing where to start? Check out this quick guide, which simply and easily explains the very basics of how health…
We have previously explored equality and equity,* but this discussion left out a critical question: that of justice. When is inequality just? Is it ever? Can inequities be just? In…
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, ACA, or, simply, Obamacare) turns 14 years old today. To celebrate this milestone for the still-contested piece of legislation, we highlight 14…
On Wednesday, February 7th, the House endorsed a bill banning the use of Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) calculations in some federal health programs. Disabilities activists, who have long called…
From the ACA to abortion, Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Nikki Haley are confronting some of the most contentious healthcare topics and programs. Let’s take a look at what…
It would be nice to believe that the market forces of laissez-faire capitalism would bring down skyrocketing healthcare costs–but it won’t. The unique structure of American health systems actually aids…
HHS released a playbook for trustworthy artificial intelligence in healthcare. Here are its ABCs, expanded upon and defined: (A)ccountability Policies should outline governance and who is held responsible for all…
Many factors of health lie outside of individuals’ behaviors and genetic endowments, and instead within their environments. The contexts in which patients (people) reside are collectively known as Social Determinants…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, state emergency orders allowed physicians to practice medicine across state lines using telemedicine. That meant that a physician in one state could consult a physician in…
Any discussion of social equity and justice requires positioning health as a key concern. Health is, after all, a social consideration. To discuss justice without health equity is a grave…
Join us for a frank discussion of obesity and fatness with guest interviewer Zara Alam. Transcript below. Between 1500 and 1800, scurvy killed more people than shipwrecks, syphilis, and warfare…
What are some examples of generative AI/what is it? Generative AI is any AI that uses real-world data to generate new content, whether it be text for patient EHRs, enhancements…
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