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By Gina Kolata, The New York Times, Jun 17, 2020. Unbeknown to most patients, their race is incorporated into numerous medical decision-making tools and formulas that doctors consult to decide treatment for a range of… Read More

By Jay Hancock, NPR, Apr 27, 2020. Karen Taylor had been coughing for weeks when she decided to see a doctor in early April. The number of COVID-19 cases had just exceeded 5,000 in Texas,… Read More

By Darius Tahir and Mohana Ravindranath, Politico, Apr 28, 2020. Apple and Google are building massive coronavirus tracking apps. Government officials are disclosing infections to the public and pitching “immunity passports” and gadgets that can… Read More

By  Judith Graham, KHN, Mar 30, 2020. A wrenching conflict is emerging as the COVID-19 virus storms through U.S. communities: Some patients are falling into a no man’s land between hospitals and nursing homes. Hospitals… Read More

By Noah Higgins-Dunn, CNBC, Mar 25, 2020. Consumers should beware of buying or using products that sellers claim will help diagnose, treat, cure or prevent COVID-19 as the coronavirus continues to sweep across the country,… Read More

By Christina Jewett and Mark Alesia, USA Today Network, MARCH 2, 2018. The surgery went fine. Her doctors left for the day. Four hours later, Paulina Tam started gasping for air. Internal bleeding was cutting… Read More

By Ken Alltucker and Jayne O’Donnell, USA Today, Oct.22, 2019. More than 1 in 3 outpatient surgery centers employ doctors who are not board-certified in their respective medical specialty, according to a survey by the… Read More

By Christopher Cheney, Healthleaders, Nov. 1, 2019. A watchdog group has identified the top four risks for patient safety at ambulatory care settings, according to a new report. Ambulatory care facilities such as physician offices… Read More