Opinion: What the doctors’ protests in India are missing
In early August, a doctor was raped and murdered in a Kolkata public hospital by…
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Opinion: Why so many patients are confused about CPR and do-not-resuscitate orders
When a patient is admitted to the hospital in the U.S., there’s a standard question…
STAT+: HCA and UnitedHealth resolve contract disputes in four states hours before deadline
HCA Healthcare and UnitedHealthcare reached agreements just hours before their contracts were scheduled to expire…
Our investigation of UnitedHealth, explainer on Oropouche and news on maternal health
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STAT+: UnitedHealth pledged a hands-off approach after buying a Connecticut medical group. Then it upended how doctors practice
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — UnitedHealth Group told the Connecticut primary care doctors everything they wanted to…
Opinion: Why Harvard, Penn, and Columbia have turned to M.D.s for leadership in troubled times
Recently, Columbia University’s president resigned after months of chaos, following in the footsteps of Harvard…
Opinion: Why you may not need a checkup every year
I’m a doctor and epidemiologist, so you might expect me to be religious about preventative…
Opinion: Private equity: health care’s vampire
Private equity firms are sucking the resources out of America’s hospitals and nursing homes, and…
Opinion: Can AI help ease medicine’s empathy problem?
Modern medicine has an empathy problem. Artificial intelligence — done right — might be able…
STAT+: How UnitedHealth turned a questionable artery-screening program into a gold mine
The nation’s largest health care company pressed thousands of its clinicians to use a thinly…
Opinion: How the restaurant drama ‘The Bear’ mirrors working in a hospital
Many chefs describe the television series “The Bear” as an accurate portrayal of the demands…
The infectious disease doctor shortage will hit marginalized people the hardest
The Covid-19 pandemic underscored the importance of infectious disease doctors — but the field is…
Opinion: Cost counseling and stewardship need to be part of medical school curricula
In my third week as a medical intern, I learned a vital lesson about the…
STAT+: Do medical errors creep up at hospitals when interns arrive? Yes, but the ‘July effect’ is minimal.
For Dr. Jeremy Faust, July 1 is like New Year’s Day. That’s when thousands of…
STAT+: The state pharma’s targeting this election cycle
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
STAT+: How UnitedHealth harnesses its physician empire to squeeze profits out of patients
UnitedHealth Group started out as a small, Minnesota health insurance company and has since morphed…
Opinion: An aging geriatrician wonders: Who will care for me?
In 1988, I became one of the first U.S. physicians certified in the new specialty…
Opinion: OB-GYN board certification shouldn’t require traveling to Texas, a state hostile to abortion and abortion providers
Taking the oral examination is the final step in becoming a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist…
STAT+: Cardiovascular startup raises $260 million led by ex-Moderna execs’ new VC fund
Cardurion Pharmaceuticals, a startup that launched seven years ago with shelved cardiovascular drug candidates from…
Addressing the “postpartum cliff” may be as simple as a sending few text messages
Most pregnant people are in regular touch with their maternity care providers over the course…
STAT+: Medicare pay proposals are good news for health tech, bad news for docs
You’re reading the web version of Health Care Inc., STAT’s weekly newsletter following the flow…
STAT+: The effort to reform physician pay is set to pit primary care docs against highly paid specialists
WASHINGTON — There’s been a long lull in fighting between primary care and specialty doctors…
Opinion: Doctors ‘overprescribing’ opioids isn’t the cause of the overdose epidemic — and it never was
A key part of the federal government’s narrative about the epidemic of addiction and overdose…
Free medical school tuition unlikely to have a major impact on the U.S. health care system
Most of Johns Hopkins University’s medical school students will have free tuition starting this fall,…
STAT+: AbbVie dramatically outspent its pharma company rivals in 2023 to promote its drugs to doctors
WASHINGTON — Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie paid health care providers roughly $145.7 million last year to…
Q&A: The U.S. is losing control of hypertension. China’s ‘village doctors’ have lessons
The U.S. has slid backward on control of high blood pressure, despite ready access to…
Opinion: Psychiatrists aren’t fulfilling the social contract that subsidized their training
There has been much handwringing about how difficult it is for Americans with mental health…
Can screening for food insecurity make a difference for patients? The jury is out
When you get sick, your path to wellness depends on more than your health care….
The 42 best books and podcasts on health and science to check out this summer
Summer is officially here, and whether you’re relaxing in the great outdoors or riding out…
STAT+: Student group that ranked med schools over industry conflicts votes to accept pharma funding
An organization devoted to educating future doctors about conflicts of interest will now accept industry…
STAT+: ASCO Daily Recap: AstraZeneca’s hat trick, a GSK turnaround, and palliative care as telehealth
You’re reading the web edition of ASCO in 30 Seconds, STAT’s guide to the American…
Palliative care for cancer patients is found to be as effective given virtually as in person
CHICAGO — Comfort can be delivered to patients with advanced cancer virtually just as well…
STAT+: Many docs who tweeted product endorsements also took money from manufacturers, analysis shows
Most physicians who endorsed a prescription drug or medical device on X — formerly known…
STAT+: Value-based payment is getting renewed attention. What it means isn’t getting any clearer
WASHINGTON — Nearly 20 years ago, policymakers had an epiphany: The health care system should…
Opinion: Addressing health care workers’ trauma can help fight burnout
Burnout is a growing crisis in health care: More than 50% of health care professionals…
Opinion: As a primary care physician, here’s how I hope to partner with AI
I am both excited and terrified by the entrance of artificial intelligence into my primary…
Opinion: An AI-based second opinion service could improve clinical decision-making today
Millions of Americans rely on the internet to answer questions about their own health. The…
STAT+: Health economist marks up UnitedHealth CEO’s Senate hearing on the Change Healthcare cyberattack
For lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, Wednesday’s congressional hearings about the Change Healthcare…
Opinion: Instead of adding quality metrics, harness fewer high-quality ones to improve outcomes and reduce provider burden
Ensuring excellent quality and outcomes is the essential goal of medical care. To achieve it,…
STAT+: Lawmakers grill UnitedHealth CEO on Change cyberattack. ‘Your company let the country down’
On Wednesday, UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty appeared before Congress to answer for what lawmakers called…
Opinion: Listen: How a new death penalty method undermines physician authority
Joel Zivot is a practicing clinician and associate professor of anesthesiology and surgery. He is…
Opinion: Medical students lose in the research arms race for residency slots
“Going to medical Spanish class really isn’t worth my time. I’d rather use the time…
Opinion: STAT readers respond to First Opinion essays on site-neutral payments, free medical school tuition, and more
“Former HHS secretaries: Congress should adopt site-neutral payments for health care,” by Alex Azar and…
Opinion: True peer-to-peer conversations will improve prior authorization
It’s another busy day in my spine surgery clinic when my phone rings. Patients are…
STAT+: Equity, technology, and costs top of mind for life science’s leaders
Physicians, researchers, CEOs, reporters, and more gathered in downtown Boston Wednesday night to celebrate STAT’s…
STAT+: FTC’s noncompete ban immediately challenged in Texas district lawsuit
Vindication came swiftly on Wednesday for those who predicted legal challenges to the Federal Trade…
STAT+: FTC’s noncompete ban would force sweeping changes in health care, if it survives legal battle
The Federal Trade Commission approved a far-reaching noncompete ban Tuesday that could force sweeping changes…
STAT+: Health care lobbying giants spent big as little got done in Congress
WASHINGTON — Congress did nothing this spring to rein in how pharmacy benefit managers operate,…
Opinion: Lessons to psychiatrists-in-training from the CIA’s mind-control projects
My chief resident gave me a strange look when I arrived for another day of…
STAT+: ‘Devalued, disempowered, and unseen’: Mass General Brigham doctors react to latest merger step
Discontent among Mass General Brigham doctors had been at a slow burn for years. But…