Challenges in Weighing Costs, Therapeutic Benefits of Expensive Pharmaceuticals
Physicians have a moral obligation to protect their patients from both physical and financial harms associated with pharmaceutical therapies.
All articles by Laurel Ranger
Systematic Undercounting of Steps by Smartphones Widespread
Smartphones and wearable devices used to measure physical activity may systematically undercount the steps of older people and women.
Clinicians Must Do Their Part to Address Inaccurate Online Health Information
Clinicians have a responsibility to engage in initiatives that improve the quality of health information available online.
Can Examining Marginalization Identify Gaps in Medical or Nutritional Care?
Healthcare interventions should assess the multiple layers of a person’s life, rather than simply classifying marginalized groups as vulnerable.
How Does Accepting Blame Affect Future Medical Errors?
Assuming blame for a medical error may help patients and families heal.
Stakeholders Must Consider All Aspects of Produce Prescription Programs
There are several concerns associated with produce prescription programs, despite the benefits to patients.
How Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs Create Ethical Dilemma for Physicians
Employer-sponsored wellness programs can put physicians in an unenviable position.
Addressing Current Challenges in Nutritional Epidemiologic Research
The field of nutritional epidemiology needs radical reform.
Manufacturers Increase Drug Prices Twice as Fast During Drug Shortages
Prices of prescription drugs in short supply between 2015 and 2016 were found to increase more than twice as quickly as they would have in the absence of a shortage.
High Quality Care as Important as Universal Health Coverage in Reducing Global Mortality
Universal health coverage has been proposed as a way of improving access to healthcare in low- and middle-income countries.
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