What If Your Doctor Asked About Your Opioid Use?
A new program tries to catch would-be opioid abusers early. Very early. By Francie Diep (Photo: Susan Sermoneta/Flickr)…
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Now There’s Proof: Doctors Who Get Company Cash Tend to Prescribe More Brand-Name Medications
The more money doctors receive from drug and medical device companies, the more brand-name drugs they tend to prescribe, a new analysis shows. Even a meal can make a difference.
Are Nurses the Key to the Future of Health Care?
A new report concludes that premature death rates are up in rural counties. Are nurse practitioners the answer?
What Happens When Like Marries Like?
The surprising consequences of assortative mating on rural health.
Closing the Gender Gap in Medical Research
The treatment of female pain still carries overtones of 19th-century misogyny. It’s time to push back against gender-biased diagnosing and start taking women seriously.
Doctors’ Strikes Don’t Kill
As talks continue between English doctors and the National Health Service, a reminder that physicians on strike don't (usually) put patients in danger.
Are Doctors Careful Enough With Off-Label Prescriptions?
Too often, doctors aren't using sound science when they prescribe a drug for unapproved uses, a new study finds.
A Conversation About the Surprisingly Serious Role of Medical Clowns
Filmmaker Sasha Kapustina is capturing this unique profession as it becomes an integral part to hospitals in Jerusalem.
Doctors Will Be More Diverse In the Future
But they're still far from being representative of the U.S. population.