Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBlaming the doctor is cheaper than fixing the record system
A pediatrician gave a child vaccines the chart said he needed. The record showing he had already had them was buried in the system. Dennis Hursh is a…
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Why acne, chin hair, and irregular cycles are more than an ovary problem
A condition named for the ovaries turns out to run through the muscle, the liver, and the pancreas. Insulin is the signal connecting them, and differ…
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Insurance companies are being sued over directories that aren't real
Your insurance company says these therapists take your plan. Most of them do not. That is the allegation behind seven class action lawsuits now movin…
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Burnout isn't only about autonomy, it's about your bank account
Physicians stay in jobs they cannot afford to leave. The wellness conversation talks about resilience and meaning, and never about what is in your ba…
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Genetic test results, social media advice, and an irreversible choice
Your genetic test results now arrive on your phone before anyone is available to explain them. So the questions go to an online mom group, or to Chat…
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A cure for aggressive lymphoma exists, and most patients never get it
A treatment exists that can cure aggressive lymphoma after chemotherapy has failed. Only about two in ten eligible patients receive it. Manali Kamdar…
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Doctors were told to be blind to the cost of care
He counts four wounds in American medicine. Patients rarely bring up the first one, which is what health care costs. Narinder Singh Parhar is a physi…
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Hurricane season is a fifth season, and medicine has to plan for it
In South Louisiana, hurricane season is treated like a fifth season of the year. Angela C. Johnson explains what that means for physicians and patien…
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Antibiotics for sinusitis without a real diagnosis
Most people who get antibiotics for a sinus infection never needed them, and the real problem goes untreated. Franklyn R. Gergits is a board-certifie…
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Your AI judges patients by how they write, not their symptoms
What if medical AI judges you by how you write instead of what's actually wrong? A health care executive says it already does. Craig Hauben has spent…
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