Articles Tagged with “POLICY”

Patients with terminal cancer now have more treatment options. Will that help or hurt?

Patients, legally, now have online access to all their clinical records. But full transparency is still a work in progress.

A global pandemic treaty—a health plan on par with nuclear
and climate deals—is now in the works. Does it stand a chance?

Policymakers call for algorithms in health care to become more transparent. But at what cost?

If a simple latch breaks, a lifesaving device could be down for months. Should hospitals be allowed to fix their machines themselves?

An unconventional new model makes industry meetups a key part of medical device regulation.

Massachusetts broke ground on mandatory vaccination in 1905. History may repeat itself with COVID-19.

For decades, a tiny encampment of researchers has held that statin treatment is a hoax. In a time when contrarian views roar to life on social media, how can medicine keep minority opinions from doing irreparable harm?

As practice goes digital, so too does a brutal workplace hazard.

During the lockdowns, virtual care took a giant step forward. Can it surmount the obstacles ahead?