Healthcare

Me vs. machine

As healthcare becomes more reliant on digital tools, Dr. Hector Baillie wonders how much of this information gathering actually improves patient care.
Five osteoporosis pearls: Clinical tips for treating men and women

‘The promise of a drug holiday may actually inspire patients to take their bisphosphonate.’
Digital media is using negativity to steal our attention—here’s how to reclaim it

Many of us go online to cope with stress or to escape, but the content that captures our attention most effectively often makes it worse.
Iatrogenic mess

Of the three ER doctors working, I’ve arrived last, which means not only do I have to take care of the acutely ill, but I have to take care of patients who are considered a hassle.
Rise of the ‘nuisance complaint’

A growing burden on colleges of physicians and surgeons.
When things go wrong: Experienced physicians on what really drives medico-legal risk and how to minimize it

The physician-patient relationship can begin to unravel in small, easy-to-miss ways.
5-year complaint risk

We've put together a table that summarizes the medico-legal risk profiles for 12 specialties.
Editorial: The Medico-Legal Issue

Inside the emotional, clinical and systemic costs of today’s medical-legal reality.

Judge postpones OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma's sentencing to let opioid victims attend in person