An investigation into cosmetic surgery chains by KFF Health News and NBC News has prompted consumer warnings from industry groups representing plastic surgeons and a call for more transparency around physician disciplinary actions in California. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which represents 12,000 doctors, is now warning patients to “do their homework” before getting…
Rebecca Kasen has seen and heard things in recent years in and around Michigan’s capital city that she never would have expected. “It’s a very weird time in our lives,” said Kasen, executive director of the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing. Last November, a group of people were captured on surveillance video early one morning…
What should we expect in Tuesday’s debate? If past performance is any indication, probably a lot of hemming and hawing — but we should demand concrete plans for paid family leave, Social Security credits for caregivers, and strategies to leverage technology in support of care work. The post Prediction: The Caregiving Question Harris and Trump…
During cheerleading practice in April, Jana Duey’s sixth grade daughter, Karter, sustained a concussion when she fell several feet headfirst onto a gym floor mat. Days after, Karter still had a headache, dizziness, and sensitivity to light and noise. Karter rested for a week and a half at home in Centennial, Colorado, then returned to…
LISTEN: KFF Health News correspondent Cara Anthony appeared on WAMU’s “Health Hub” segment on May 7 to share her reporting on community efforts to close a public health gap by teaching more Black Americans to swim. Generations of Black Americans have faced barriers to swimming. A history of systemic exclusion from pools is one factor…
Millions of people who apply for Medicaid in the coming years will have to prove they’ve been working, going to school, or volunteering for at least a month before they can gain or retain health insurance through the government program. But Republican lawmakers in some states think the new rules — part of the GOP’s…
Michael Dalton is CEO of Ovatient — it’s a telehealth company built on Epic that comes out of health systems (Medical University of South Carolina and Metro Health, Cleveland, OH). It does the integration and care continuity between its medical group and health systems (a little like KeyCare which also serves health system). I asked…
It’s about interpreting the full range of factors, from biology to life circumstances, that can push someone to the edge. The post A New Perspective on Suicide: It’s More Than Just Depression appeared first on MedCity News.
Modern technology with AI at its center is creating unique opportunities to approach healthcare challenges in ways that weren’t possible just a few years back. The post How Technology Is Personalizing Healthcare in 2025 appeared first on MedCity News.
Let’s say that there is a very severe disease—let’s call it horriblitis—with significant impacts on patient morbidity and mortality. The only available treatment for horriblitis is drug called BlackPill. BlackPill improves health outcomes by 1 QALY over best supportive care (BSC), but costs $500,000 over the patient’s lifetime. While not cost effective by traditional standards,…