Nudge to improve preventive medicine performance didn’t work – and yielded discontent
The average doctor, following sunshine laws, writes fewer Rx’s for marketed medicines
Reliance on part-timers raises headcounts and dangers to patients
At the end of a night shift, empathy for patients’ hurting seems diminished
Study of medical residencies shows shift in women’s specialty choices when hours reduced
Uninsured and insured both receive help; benefits are temporary
Access to birth control among lower-income women was curtailed by pandemic’s lockdown
Measuring the utility of increased care and testing, inputs that aren’t always immediately available
Higher morbidity found where fewer staffers are vaccinated against COVID-19
At-home test for colorectal cancer delivered with a deadline
Pharmacies aren’t everywhere — adding dollar stores could reduce average distance to vaccination by 62%
Social media optimal for spreading conspiracy theories
A model for staffing O.R.s incorporates the costs of worker dissatisfaction and idle time
Showing cumulative cases — not day-to-day trends — could nudge people to avoid reckless behavior
Poorer residents of states refusing to expand Medicaid hit hardest
False hope for instilling disease resistance and desirable traits?