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‘The Pitt’ Captures the Real Overcrowding Crisis in Emergency Rooms
From the “chairs” to the hallway medicine, the show’s depiction of an emergency medicine system that is beyond capacity rings true for medical experts.
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In Hospitals and Hospices, ‘Music as Care’ Offers a New Kind of Comfort
A violinist plays for her father. A singer takes requests. In hospitals and hospices, bedside performers offer a new kind of care.
N.Y. Hospital Stops Treating 2 Children After Trump’s Trans Care Order
The hospital canceled their appointments the same week an executive order from President Trump threatened to punish doctors and hospitals for offering gender-affirming care.
CDC Web Pages and Data Vanish Following Trump’s DEI and Gender Orders
Vague federal directives have led to frantic action, and perhaps overreaction, before a Friday deadline.
Insulin Prices Dropped. But Some Poor Patients Are Paying More.
A law that coaxed companies to lower the price of drugs came with a little-known consequence: smaller discounts for low-income health clinics.
How a Company Makes Millions Off a Hospital Program Meant to Help the Poor
A private business has helped supercharge a controversial federal drug program. Patients and insurers have been left with big bills.
