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Social Justice

Hallucinogens, Starvation, and Magnets: A New Cure for Depression?

The standard treatment—SSRIs—doesn’t work for an estimated 20 to 40 percent of the millions who suffer from depression. Luckily, researchers have been exploring new alternatives that might just do the trick.

Dana Smith

Social Justice

HIV Research Hopes

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi shares her views on three exciting areas of HIV research.

Patrick Strudwick

Social Justice

Undermining the Doctor-Patient Relationship

To provide the best level of care, physicians need to spend as much time as they can with their patients. So why are we asking them to put so much effort into keeping electronic records?

Dennis Rosen

Social Justice

‘I Look Like a Virus. My Face Is Like HIV’: A Conversation With Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

Patrick Strudwick talks to Françoise Barré-Sinoussi about how she identified HIV as the cause of AIDS; her receipt of the Nobel Prize; and the latest efforts to prevent, treat, and manage HIV.

Patrick Strudwick

News in Brief

Everything You Need to Read to Get Caught Up on the Veterans Affairs Scandal

A round-up of in-depth reporting on the chronic problems facing the VA health system.

Hanqing Chen

Social Justice

Why Is Medicare Overpaying Billions for Office Visits and Patient Evaluations?

The findings by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services complement a recent review that found many doctors bill for services very differently than their peers.

Charles Ornstein

Social Justice

Medicare Finally Tightens the Reins on Its Drug Program

Medicare gives itself the power to ban physicians if they prescribe medications in abusive ways.

Charles Ornstein

Social Justice

A Brief History of the Therapeutic Use of Feces, in Pictures

This six-image gallery explores some of the people, treatments, and diseases relating to fecal transplants through history. An extra to Bryn Nelson's feature-length look at the next big thing in health care.

Mosaic

Social Justice

Top Billing: Meet the Doctors Who Charge Medicare Top Dollar for Office Visits

Medicare paid for more than 200 million office visits for established patients in 2012. Overall, health professionals classified only four percent as complex enough to command the most expensive rates. But 1,800 providers billed at the top level at least 90 percent of the time. Experts question whether the charges are legitimate.

Charles Ornstein & Ryann Grochowski Jones

Social Justice

6 Ways to Transplant Fecal Matter, at Home or at the Hospital

How doctors perform fecal transplants today. An extra to Bryn Nelson's feature-length look at the next big thing in health care.

Bryn Nelson