Illness is more than just biological – medical sociology shows how social factors get under the skin and cause disease
Health and medicine is more than just biological – societal forces can get under your skin and cause…
More patients are ordering lab tests online, frustrating some doctors
About a decade ago, 48-year-old Darren Sidaway started having health concerns he didn’t think he could bring to…
House passes bill extending health care subsidies, defying GOP leaders
Affordable Care Act subsidies, by the numbers 24 million: The approximate number of Americans who enrolled in ACA…
Your next primary care doctor could be online only, accessed through an AI tool : Shots
Tammy MacDonald is a director at Blue Hills Adult Education in Dedham, Mass. When she needed a new…
What doctors want you to know before you take a prescription drug off-label
Fanning the flames is the fact that trust in science and the healthcare system is at “an all…
8 Things You Should Never Do at the Doctor’s Office, According to Nurses
Key Takeaways Be strategic with your time and come prepared to help avoid delays in diagnosis and treatment.…
The Year of the Consumer in Healthcare
Healthcare has never been more ripe for change. New technology, life-changing treatments, a deeper focus on wellness, and…
Trump Is Sabotaging Another Health-Care Deal
Protesters at the March for Life on January 24, 2025. Photo: Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images For months…
Alameda County hospital system lays off hundreds of employees to counter federal cuts – The Mercury News
A day after many Alameda Health System employees had received notices of paid leave — only to have…
They want better health care — so they’re turning to crypto startups
By his own admission, the company that Andrew Verbinnen cofounded is a vanity project — literally. It’s called…