March 2023

ChatGPT and a little tink

Discusses both the substantial ethical implications of a recent new technology innovation as well as how it has potential to improve health care delivery. Read More

avoiding the third rail

Is about the perils involved in having public officials make changes in the Social Security and Medicare programs that involve benefits and taxation. Read More

HEALTH REFORM DEVELOPMENTS

Looks at negotiating drug prices in the Medicare program, consumer adoption of digital health, and protecting individuals from “junk” health plan coverage. Read More

DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Describes health workforce shortages, an upcoming American college president study, the student debt relief plan before the U.S. Supreme Court, and equal athletic opportunities under Title IX. Read More

QUICK STAT (SHORT, TIMELY, AND TOPICAL)

  • Emergency Department Visits Related To Mental Health Disorders

  • Skull Fractures In Female Versus Male Geriatric Patients Who Sustain Head Injuries

  • Inhalable Hydrogel Protects Lungs From SARS-Cov-2 

  • Technological Solutions To Loneliness—Are They Enough? Read More

OBTAINABLE RESOURCES

  • Health, United States, 2020-2021 Annual Perspective

  • The Roles Of Trust And Health Literacy In Achieving Health Equity

  • Education Level And Racial Disparities In Health Insurance Coverage

  • Stabilizing Youth With Behavioral Health Problems Read More

state-level trends in lifespan variability in the u.s.

Refers to how compositional and contextual differences by state contribute to geographic disparities in mortality risk in the United States that are wide, persistent, and potentially growing. Read More

mapping the moral domain of clinical deception

Pertains to how in the real world of practice, certain situations may call for a clinician to engage in acts of lying or non- lying deception. Read More

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