Rates were highest in programs whose trainees reported the longest hours, the least helpful faculty feedback, and the least valuable inpatient training programs.
Most Americans favor Medicare-for-All, poll
Seventy-four percent of those polled, including nearly half of Republicans (47%), favor a national government plan like Medicare that is open to anyone.
Number of Clark county measles cases climbs to 22
Anyone who has been exposed and believes they have symptoms of measles to call their health care provider prior to visiting the medical office.
Can the states fix US healthcare?
For over a decade, we’ve been waiting for Washington to solve our healthcare woes. Now, with Washington in total dysfunction, states are looking for solutions.
Rural Hospitals in Greater Jeopardy in Non-Medicaid Expansion States
Nearly a hundred rural hospitals in the United States have closed since 2010. Another 600-plus rural hospitals are at risk of closing,
Seattle salad and soda consumption mapped
Soda consumption greater in poorer neighborhoods; Salad consumption higher in better-off neighborhoods.
Officials warn drug users to beware after overdoses rise in north Seattle
Seven overdoses were reported January 17th. Some victims reported injecting heroin and others snorting a crushed pill that may have been fentanyl.
The Electronics Industry Sees Money In Your Health
Companies seek to make money getting people to worry about a problem they didn’t realize they had and create a solution for that worry via a high-tech product.
Why Older Adults Should Eat More Protein
Aging bodies process protein less efficiently and need more to maintain muscle mass and strength, bone health and other physiological functions.
Patients turn to GoFundMe to pay bills
Medical fundraisers now account for 1 in 3 of the website’s campaigns, and they bring in more money than any other GoFundMe category.
GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ In Health System Showing Up In Crowdfunding
“The system is terrible. It needs to be rethought and retooled. Politicians are failing us. Health care companies are failing us,” says CEO Rob Solomon.
Only 1 in 5 Seattle biker share riders use helmets, study
Only 20% wore helmets in the study, while more than 90% of cyclists wore helmets while riding their own bikes.
Seven in 10 Americans say healthcare system in “crisis” or having “major problems
Seven in 10 or those polled said the healthcare system in “crisis” or having “major problems, in response to a new Gallup poll. The results are in line with what the poll has found since 1994.
What are your odds of dying of ….
Americans are now more likely to die of an opioid overdose than in a car crash, of a gunshot wound that a pedestrian accident.
Meth’s Resurgence Spotlights Lack Of Meds To Combat The Addiction
Even as the opioid epidemic continues, the toll of methamphetamine use, also known as meth or crystal meth, is on the rise, too.