Last month, I noted that the decrease in vaccination rates has likely resulted in increased rates of measles in Texas and around the US. With measles cases on the rise, RFK Jr. now is has made a “call to action” to increase uptake of the MMR vaccine. Here is a quote from his editorial: As…
Natalie Schneider is CEO of Fort Health, a relatively new entrant into the children’s mental health market. Fort Health’s modus operandi is to partner with (i.e. market via) pediatricians to recruit patients. They are delivering integrated care and something called collaborative care…a newer model that has more frequent and shorter interventions and is more affordable….
Cada vez más estados están facilitando que médicos que se formaron en otros países obtengan licencias médicas, un cambio que, según los partidarios, podría aliviar la escasez de doctores en áreas rurales. Los cambios involucran a los programas de residencia: la experiencia práctica y supervisada que los médicos deben completar después de graduarse de la…
A growing number of states have made it easier for doctors who trained in other countries to get medical licenses, a shift supporters say could ease physician shortages in rural areas. The changes involve residency programs — the supervised, hands-on training experience that doctors must complete after graduating medical school. Until recently, every state required…
Chikao Tsubaki had been having a terrible time. In his mid-80s, he had a stroke. Then lymphoma. Then prostate cancer. He was fatigued, isolated, not all that steady on his feet. Then Tsubaki took part in an innovative care initiative that, over four months, sent an occupational therapist, a nurse, and a handy worker to…
By GABRIELLE GOLDBLATT Highly relevant, high-resolution data streams are essential to high-stakes decision making across industries. You wouldn’t expect an investment banker making deals without full market visibility or a grocery store to stock shelves without data on what’s selling and what’s not—so why are we not leaning more into data-driven approaches in healthcare? Sensor-based…
An interesting article by Ciancio et al. (2025) which examines the impact of learning one has HIV when no treatment is available. When there is no treatment available for a life-threatening disease, providing personal health information could lead to despair or fatalistic behaviors resulting in negative health outcomes. We document this possibility utilizing an experiment…
KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed a mysterious illness in Congo that has claimed dozens of lives on CBS’ “CBS Mornings” on Feb. 26. Click here to watch Gounder on “CBS Mornings” KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed moves by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F….
Los Angeles County homelessness leaders last year reported nearly 30,000 permanent housing placements — an annual high for the sprawling region of 10 million residents. Thousands more got into shelter and short-term housing. Gov. Gavin Newsom and local leaders celebrated the progress as evidence that an unprecedented multibillion-dollar public investment to move people off the…
Jagdish Whitten was on a run in July 2023 when a car hit him as he crossed a busy San Francisco street. Whitten, then 25, described doing “a little flip” over the vehicle and landing in the street before getting himself to the curb. Concerned onlookers called an ambulance. But Whitten instead had friends pick…