A New Era in Substance Abuse Treatment?

December 13th, 2012 - Brielle Treece

Researchers examine the potential to improve outcomes for substance abuse disorders under health care reform More »

Parental Health Insurance: The New Financial Aid

December 7th, 2012 - Elizabeth Kenefick

New research links access to parental health insurance with the decision to pursue higher education More »

Tracking Trends in Emergency Department Admissions

November 26th, 2012 - Elc Estrera

Authors offer three reasons for the growth in hospital admissions through emergency departments. More »

General’s Hospital

November 14th, 2012 - Connor Hurley

Deputy Surgeon General Boris Lushniak discusses innovations in health care, from electronic records to New York's soda ban More »

Setting Screens: The NCAA’s Universal Sickle Cell Tests

October 29th, 2012 - Elc Estrera

Intervention, not universal screening, is the key to protecting NCAA student-athletes with sickle cell traits More »

Noted: Experimenting with Open Access Notes in Medicine

October 22nd, 2012 - Vanitha Virudachalam

Giving patients access to their doctor's notes can benefit both patients and physicians More »

The ACA: Adding Coverage for All

October 9th, 2012 - Elc Estrera

Authors examine the impact of the ACA on insurance rates by racial and ethnic group. More »

Access Matters: Tracking Regional Differences in Quality Health Care

October 5th, 2012 - Elc Estrera

Does where you live affect the care you receive? More »

Don’t Break the Nutrition Safety Net

October 1st, 2012 - Guest Author

Kate Maehr of the Greater Chicago Food Depository describes the growing need for food assistance as the USDA reveals the depth of hunger across the nation. More »

Policy without Borders: Insights from Bruce Lampard

August 15th, 2012 - Gunner Hamlyn

The president of the Canadian section of Doctors Without Borders discusses the intersection of policy and politics More »

Healthcare Report Cards: Low GPA

July 5th, 2012 - Elc Estrera

Consumers give healthcare report cards a failing grade More »

Transitions in American Health Care: An Interview with Ezekiel Emanuel

June 21st, 2012 - Gillian Kindel

A doctor and scholar discusses health care reform and the future of American medicine More »