Articles by APRA

Implant Warnings

The Implant Files. From International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Health authorities across the globe have failed to protect millions of patients from poorly tested implants that can sicken, maim — and sometimes kill — the… Read More


Patient Profiling and the Harm It Can Cause

By Pamela Wible, MD.  Ever felt misjudged by a doctor? Or treated unfairly by a clinic or hospital? You may be a victim of patient profiling. Patient profiling is the practice of regarding particular patients as...

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Becker’s “100 Great Hospitals in America.”

April 12th, 2019. Becker’s Healthcare is pleased to release the 2019 edition of its list of “100 great hospitals in America.” The hospitals included on this list have been recognized nationally for excellence in clinical...

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25 Cities Where You Don’t Want to Get Sick

25.  Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ  > 30 day readmission rate:16.4% (highest 10%) > 30 day mortality rate:13.3% > Preventable hospitalizations: 48.6 per 1,000 patients > No. of physicians: 46.7 per 100,000 (lowest 10%) > Median household income: $45,508 (lowest...

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Why Health Care Won’t Be a Free Market

By Unigadon, Commonweal Magazine. We don’t know much about health-care prices or what we are actually paying for, nor do we know much about the quality of what we are trying to choose. A great… Read More