It is important that a healthcare team is aware of and understands a patient's goals of care, both medical and personal. But that information, if documented, typically is not placed in a standardized ...

Switching the sound of a hospital beep to a more “musical” one can improve patient care — and avoid “alarm fatigue” Getty The beeping alarms used in hospitals have been “widely criticized” for going ...

Little is known about how racism and bias may be communicated in the medical record. This study used machine learning to analyze electronic health records (EHRs) from an urban academic medical center ...

It's already known that primary care doctors are overworked. It turns out that there are literally not enough hours in the day for doctors to do their best work. Primary care clinicians need 26.7 ...

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The UK's NHS Cass Review has been cited in restrictive trans care policies. Editors note: This story previously stated the new report as a Yale study. The study was performed in part by Yale ...

Increased telehealth utilization wasn’t linked to more low-value services at primary care clinics, according to a study published this week in JAMA Network Open. The research found no association ...

A new study out of Canada says teenagers who use marijuana are more likely to seek physical and mental medical attention than their counterparts. Published in the JAMA Network Open journal on Oct. 28, ...

Our study analyzes 6 metrics across 2 categories — access and quality — to rank the states. This year, Alabama finishes lowest. It’s no secret that childbirth is expensive. In fact, the average cost ...

NOTE: This post was updated on October 11, 2022. In discussions of studies 5, 7, 8 and 10, the final sentence was appended to include further information about the study. I'm a physician-scientist who ...

In the United States, the incarcerated population is aging. About 15% of incarcerated adults, or approximately 175,000 people, are now 55 years or older. As the incarcerated population ages, cancer ...