The Role of Doctors Is Changing Forever
Historically, medicine’s power rested on a specific kind of cultural authority—the ability to determine not only what diseases exist, who has them, and what to do about it, but also what…
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A Battle with My Blood
Suddenly, the health-care system on which I relied felt strained, shaky. Doctors and scientists at Columbia, including George, didn’t know if they would be able to continue their research,…
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The Administration, for its part, has denied causing widespread harm, even as it has made the scale of the damage harder to measure—halting data monitoring and dismissing the inspectors…
How conspiracy theories infiltrated the doctor’s office
I’d say that the rate of how much vaccines are talked about now is significantly lower, and covid doesn’t really come up anymore. But other medical illnesses come up—patients saying, “My…
Mark Cuban Would Still Have Dinner With Donald Trump
Back in May, Mark Cuban appeared in his last episode of ABC’s Shark Tank after spending more than a decade on the show investing in—or deprecating—entrepreneurs’ big ideas. But that…
Sorry, Democrats: Rural Hospitals Aren’t at Risk from Trump’s Reforms
Far from endangering rural hospitals, President Trump and Republicans in Congress are helping them by fixing a broken Medicaid system. Source link
Would you get your childhood vaccines again? This woman did
A Texas woman has described the life-threatening circumstances that led to her getting all of her childhood vaccinations again. There has been a noticeable decline in the number of…
Insurance company changes anesthesia coverage: Who it impacts
Medical Mutual has changed its reimbursement policy regarding anesthesia coverage just weeks after United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed on the streets of Manhattan. The new…
HMPV symptoms as China faces new outbreak
Chinese state media has reported a rise in cases of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV), though officials in the United States have not confirmed reports of an outbreak or said there is cause…
People taking Ozempic are spending less money on groceries
People using weight loss drugs like Ozempic are saving hundreds of dollars on groceries each year, according to a new study. Why It Matters Ozempic and its peers, known as GLP-1 drugs,…
Norovirus outbreaks: Doctors' advice amid major surge in illness
As a severe outbreak of norovirus, also known as the stomach flu, spreads across the United States, doctors have shared advice with Newsweek on what to look out for about the illness. Why…
Luigi Mangione's terrorism charge "bit of a stretch," ex-prosecutor warns
What's New Former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Jeremy Saland warned on Tuesday that the new murder as an act of terrorism charge facing Luigi Mangione is a "bit of a stretch."…
Former Trump official warns RFK Jr. could "cost lives" as health secretary
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner during Donald Trump's first presidency, raised alarm on Friday about the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy…
Greg Abbott threatens hospital over doctor's viral video on migrants
Texas Governor Greg Abbott responded to a doctor's viral video denouncing a requirement for hospitals to collect immigrant patient data by appearing to threaten to withdraw funding. The…
Patient checks into Texas ER, horrified over the 2 questions she's asked
A patient who checked into the emergency room of a Texas hospital has gone viral on TikTok for sharing the questions they were asked when they arrived. Gin Rogers, 30, recently returned to…