Why we need a new kind of doctor
Sun, 13 May 2012 09:15:09 -0700
Doctors are trained to be self-sufficient "cowboys," but Atul Gawande says the best and cheapest results come from doctors who can work in teams
McAllen, Tex. has expensive health care — and lots of company
Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:37 -0700
McAllen, Tex. rose to infamy (well, health policy infamy at least) during the health reform debate, as a lot of what’s wrong with health care in America. Hospitals in the area spent a lot more on medicine than nearby cities but, as Atul Gawande wrote , did not deliver better results. Read full article >>
Introducing: Shara Yurkiewicz
Wed, 16 May 2012 04:36:33 -0700
This is a series of Q&As with young and up-and-coming science, health and environmental writers and reporters. They have recently hatched in the Incubators (science writing programs at schools of journalism), have even more recently fledged (graduated), and are now making their mark as wonderful new voices explaining science to the public. [More]
Press Release
Wed, 02 May 2012 06:08:55 -0700
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) announces the release of a documentary film, now available on the NEJM 200th Anniversary website , in celebration of 200 years of continuous publication.
Wonkbook: April's jobs numbers look weak
Thu, 03 May 2012 04:54:06 -0700
The job numbers come out tomorrow. And it doesn't look like they're going to be particularly good. The monthly survey by Automatic Data Processing Inc. -- which is predictive, though not perfectly so -- says the private-sector created 119,000 jobs in April. Goldman Sachs is expecting a jobs report in the neighborhood of 125,000. Read full article >>