Health Jul 07 Patient safety concerns arise over Amazon’s One Medical call centers after document leak By Lisa Desjardins, Andrew Corkery
Health Jul 04 Watch 5:53 Prescription drug shortages make treatment decisions difficult for doctors and patients The U.S. is in the midst of an ongoing prescription drug shortage with more and more medication in short supply for longer stretches of time. Those medications include chemotherapy drugs, antibiotics, ADHD medication and more. It’s making treatment decisions difficult… By Laura Barrón-López, Dorothy Hastings
Health Jun 28 Watch 9:14 The Patient Revolution aims to expose healthcare flaws and pave the way for improvement Recent studies report that two-thirds of American physicians report feeling burned out, something only aggravated by the pandemic. One of the consequences is a decline in the quality of care for patients, who find it increasingly difficult to navigate the… By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster
Health Mar 17 Black patients adjust behavior to reduce chance of discrimination in health care settings, survey finds More than a quarter of Black Californians avoid medical care simply because they believe they will be treated unfairly, according to a survey funded by the California Health Care Foundation. By Annie Sciacca, Kaiser Health News
Health Mar 31 For health care workers fighting COVID-19, crisis spurred innovation In response to growing strain brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, health care professionals are coming up with new workarounds and innovations to provide the best care possible to their patients. By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas
May 08 Column: The patients we do not see By Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, The Conversation A New York City doctor mulls the reasons why some patients refuse to seek care -- and what needs to change. Continue reading
Aug 17 Why won’t hospitals let patients sleep? By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News It’s a common complaint — if you spend a night in the hospital, you probably won’t get much sleep. There’s the noise. There’s the bright fluorescent hallway light. And there’s the unending barrage of nighttime interruptions: vitals checks, medication administration,… Continue reading