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Should You Worry About Covid Vaccine Side Effects?
As the vaccine to protect against Covid-19 continues to roll out to more and more people, interest in side effects is high. -
Shkreli Awards: Profiteering and Dysfunction in US Healthcare
The fourth annual Shkreli Awards, and this year’s did not (or did?) disappoint.Comments
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How and When Will We Get A Coronavirus Vaccine?
So, there's been a lot of talk about a coronavirus vaccine lately, for obvious reasons. How are vaccines even developed? What's happening with potential Coronavirus vaccines? How is the process different from past vaccines?Comments
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Coronavirus Update - March 2020
The spread of the new Coronavirus has continued, with a number of cases showing up in countries like Iran, Italy, and South Korea. Coronavirus information is changing by the minute, so we’re back with another update.Comments
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Where is the Waste in Health Spending?
Up to 25% of health spending in the US is wasteful. Where is that money being lost? What can we do about it?Comments
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Does Healthcare Coverage Lead to Increased Immigration?
Combining immigration and healthcare leads to an uproar of opinions, with data often taking a backseat.Comments
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Antibiotic Resistance: What Can You Do?
The impact of antibiotics on human health cannot be overstated. They are a big deal. And thanks to evolution, more and more bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics.Comments
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From DNA to Diagnosis
Aaron talks to Dr. Tatiana Foroud about her career and her current work in genetics and genomics.Comments
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The Many Attempts to Improve the Value of Medicare
There have been a lot of innovations in Medicare over the last decade or so, with the intent of improving the program's value. There have been some successes, but there is still a lot to be done.Comments
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Which Health Policies Actually Work?
We spend a lot of money on healthcare. How much if goes toward good studies of the health policies we implement. Not much. An almost natural experiment in Oregon has been revealing.Comments
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Does More Social Spending Reduce Healthcare Costs?
We spend a lot of money on social programs. Studies indicate that a lot of those programs work to improve health outcomes for people who receive the benefits. So, does that social spending reduce healthcare costs? Not really.Comments
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Many Common Treatments Aren't Helpful
There are a surprising number of treatments that get accepted into mainstream care, and covered by insurance, despite the fact that there is little evidence that they work.Comments
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Why A Spike in Vaping Deaths and Illnesses?
Electronic cigarettes, like Juul, have been in use in the United States for over a decade now, so what’s up with the sudden spike in e-cigarette related illnesses? SPOILER: We wish we knew more.Comments
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Some Unpleasant Facts about Research Priorities
Sickle Cell Disease affects 100,00 Americans, and has been pretty well understood for a long time. So, why are there only two drugs available for the condition?Comments
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Why Is It So Hard to Lower Drug Prices?
There are many, many factors that contribute to high drug prices. Regulating them is complicated.Comments
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