Evaluating new efforts to revamp kidney care
Chronic kidney disease affects more than 30 million adults in the United States. Each year, 100,000 patients transition to the
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PolicyWise
Is biohacking ‘the practice of medicine?’: Regulators might think so
In an unprecedented regulatory move, a famous biohacker is under investigation in California for allegedly practicing medicine without a license.
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Health apps and at-home genetic tests: Can a law fix the bugs?
Have you ever used a gadget or app that tracks your steps, blood pressure or pregnancy? Have you ordered a
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Noninvasive prenatal testing: Knowledge is power, or is it?
“How much prenatal genetic information do you actually want?” asked WIRED Magazine earlier this spring. The article explored the burgeoning
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LGBTQ patients and pediatric healthcare policies
When compared to their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts, the health and mental health disparities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and
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The case for expanding perinatal depression screening
Ten to 25% of women in the United States suffer from perinatal depression, commonly referred to as post-partum depression (PPD).
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Law and medicine: How providers and lawyers join forces for patients
Across the United States, an unlikely alliance is happening in medical settings: lawyers and healthcare professionals are joining forces to
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Is there a right to die?
How people think about death is undergoing a major transformation in the United States. In the past decade, there has
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VA Whole Health: The paradigm shift we’ve been waiting for
“The job of medicine is not only to diagnose and treat disease,” said Tracy Gaudet, the executive director of the
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Why new DNR order regulations don’t lay ethical concerns to rest
A little over a year ago, the Texas Legislature passed legislation regulating inpatient do-not-resuscitate orders (DNRs). It’s now gone into
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