Links: Health and Health Care News
Recent Articles & Blogs
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A New York Times article on the crackdown on hospital readmissions.Read the article
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A New York Times article on The Nurse Practitioner as a Family Doctor.Read the article
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"The Health Care Blog" article describing how the Keystone State is encountering difficulties implementing a health insurance exchange.Read the article
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A New York Times article on good and bad news for the American Health Care WorkerRead the article
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Doctors with high empathy scores have patients with love rate of serious complications, study showsRead the article
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Rise outpaced U.S. wage growth and general inflation, survey showsRead the article
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An 8-part ABC real life drama series inside NY's top hospitals.Read the article
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Science Journal article on professional dress, especially for science careers.Read the article
Archived News
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A New York Times article about the nation's health care costs.Read the article
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A New York Times article on supporting caregivers in their everyday clinical workRead the article
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A New York Times article on the best approach for both doctors and patients.Read the article
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Articles regarding various health-care professions and current issues in medicine.Read the article
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For female doctors, the decision to go part time isn't just personal; it has consequences for patients and the public.Read the article
News Sources
New York Times - Health
The New York Times has excellent articles on current health and health care issues.
New York Times
The tyranny of a patient's diagnosis on subsequent interactions between patients and doctors.
New York Times
Three Europeans Win the 2008 Nobel for Medicine
Reuter's Health Information, Healthday
Coverage of news articles from Reuters Health Information and Healthday on a variety of topics, compiled by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
AAMC Newsroom
The Association of American Medical Colleges has an excellent site reviewing health care issues in the news.
Department of Health and Human Services
The
Department of Health and Human Services provides excellent statistics and articles on health.
WomensHealth.gov
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health provides extensive information on women's health issues.
UPenn's Center for Bioethics
University of Pennsylvania's Center for Bioethics is a good website to check out, as it often provides articles on current ethical issues affecting the practice of medicine.