Communicating Complexity
Healthcare quality metrics are such a struggle. We all want metrics that best reflect our efforts to keep patients safe at our institutions, while not penalizing institutions who provide care fo... Read More
The Skeptical Oncologist
By BISHAL GYAWALI, MD Why conduct post approval studies at all? Atezolizumab previously received accelerated approval in second-line metastatic or advanced urothelial cancer based on response rates... Read More
Sexism in Healthcare Reporting
By NIRAN AL-AGBA, MD NBC should consider re-branding as the “anti-woman” network. Our culture needs to change so women feel valued and respected, comfortable and safe in the workplace, and are p... Read More
CBD Vape Oil – What You Need to Know
Within the last few years, there are a couple of controversial subjects that gained attention on a global scale. One of that is the decriminalization of cannabis and CBD oil. Then there’s also t... Read More
It’s (Still) the Prices, Stupid
By SETH HARDY Inefficient markets create price differentials for identical goods. These price differentials frequently occur among markets dominated by oligopolies. Taking advantage of market pricing ... Read More
Will Amazon Eat the Market?
By PAUL KECKLEY Last Tuesday, a trio of corporate heavy weights announced they were joining forces to fix the U.S. healthcare system. The CEOs of the three—Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Warren Buffet of Ber... Read More
Medicine Is a Profession That is Rapidly Losing Control of Its Tools.
By ADRIAN GROPPER, MD Artificial Intelligence hype and reality are everywhere. However, the last month or two has seen some thoughtful reflection. HHS / ONC announced “Hype to Reality: How Artificia... Read More
Women in Healthcare Epidemiology
Dr. Janet Lane-Claypon I’m not a big fan of National [fill-in-the-blank] Days—to me they imply we can ignore the topic on the 364 days that we aren’t supposed to celebrate it. So on National... Read More