April 10, 2025

Study: LLMs Show Biases in Medical Decision-Making

Large language models recommend different care based on patients' race, housing status, income level, and sexual orientation, potentially amplifying health care disparities if deployed without safeguards, researchers find.

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March 31, 2025

Tariff Threat: Drugs Could Cost U.S. $750M More

New research reveals 25% tariffs on Canadian pharmaceuticals would impact critical medications, strain supply chains, and potentially increase costs—with 28 drugs having no alternative suppliers.

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March 06, 2025

An Estimated 31 Million Americans Borrowed for Medical Bills in 2024

A new West Health-Gallup Survey survey reveals insights into medical debt across all income levels and demographics in the United States.

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February 26, 2025

New Medical Malpractice Rules Issued by American Law Institute

The American Law Institute's first restatement of medical malpractice law shifts focus from customary practice to evidence-based medicine.

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February 14, 2025

Study: Patients Trust Female Docs Less

Study findings and an interview with the lead investigator.

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October 29, 2024

Study: Parent Physicians Face $2M Pay Gap

Parent physicians face stark earning divides: mothers' pay drops with each child while fathers see raises, creating $2M career gap.

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September 30, 2024

More Females Entering High-Paying Specialties

While female matriculants in high-paying surgical specialties jumped from 28.8% to 42.4% between 2008 and 2022, their representation in high-paying nonsurgical fields remained stagnant.

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September 27, 2024

U.S. Nonprofit Hospitals Gained $37.4B in 2021 Tax Benefits

New analysis reveals U.S. nonprofit hospitals received $37.4 billion in tax benefits in 2021, with more than half attributed to state and local taxes. The benefits varied significantly by state and were concentrated among a small number of hospitals.

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September 23, 2024

Physicians Urged to Scrutinize Employers Beyond Salary

Beyond salary and work-life balance, physicians seeking new roles should evaluate potential employers' governance, reward systems, and culture, according to a viewpoint published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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