September 30, 2024
The share of Americans without health insurance has fallen sharply and stands near an all-time low. But almost 26 million people continue to lack coverage.
April 3, 2024
Troves of information, insecure legacy systems, and urgency to get their systems back up and running, make healthcare institutions vulnerable to cyberattacks.
January 30, 2024
Can long hours, altered sleep, long periods of standing and stress of being a doctor have measurable impacts on the pregnancy outcomes of physicians?
January 22, 2024
Lockdowns were widely adopted worldwide during the COVID 19 pandemic and have been hotly debated ever since. What lessons can be drawn for future pandemics?
December 17, 2023
Medicare will have a more direct role in setting prices for certain drugs. While this should lower drug costs, it could also create disincentives for firms to invest in new drug development.
March 20, 2023
As with maternal mortality, the rate of severe complications experienced by women during labor and delivery has been steadily rising in the United States.
March 5, 2023
Mathematics and reading test scores for grades 3-5 at schools near NASCAR race tracks improved in the years after NASCAR switched to unleaded fuel.
January 31, 2023
There are substantial differences in the declines in life expectancy for Native Americans when one expands the group to include those who identify as multiracial.
October 7, 2022
The national shortage of baby formula in the U.S. cast an urgent spotlight on the difficulties parents can face in meeting basic nutritional needs of babies.