Rapid Burnout, Dissatisfaction of U.S. Doctors Threatens Public Health Crisis

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 29, 2016 Half of U.S. physicians are “disengaged, burned out, and demoralized and plan to either retire, cut back on work hours, or seek non-clinical roles,” according to a new survey.Half of physicians nationwide are “disengaged, burned out, and demoralized and plan to either retire, cut back on work hours, or seek non-clinical roles,” according to a new survey. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Big Pharma Sells Risky Meds We Don’t Need for Disorders It Made Up That We Don’t Have

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2016 Medical societies and paid drug industry researchers have loaded society up with new definitions of alleged ill health from which drug companies can profit when millions of otherwise well people are labeled as ailing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Big Pharma Is Pushing Prescription Drug Prices Up, Up, Up

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2016 Wall Street’s drive for profits is diminishing the benefits to society of new life-enhancing medications for which companies can charge patients hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Emergency Room Doctors Are Especially Overworked

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2015 A recent study showed that the highest rates of burnout in the medical profession were found among front-line physicians: family doctors, internal specialists, neurologists and -- in particular -- emergency MDs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Syndrome Associated With Broken Hearts Can Kill, Study Finds

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2015 The first large analysis of takotsubo, or “broken-heart syndrome,” shows that the condition can be just as deadly as other cardiovascular diseases -- and that most victims are female. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Diabetes Patients Suffer Unregulated and Commercially Unnecessary Hike in Insulin Price

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 13, 2014 Though Humulin has been on the market for many years for a relatively cheap price, a single monthlong dose of the insulin variety manufactured by Eli Lilly costs $1,200 today -- more than five times the amount in 2007. Why? Because the company can charge that much, Eli Lilly's insulin marketing director said. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Six New Frontiers in Food Allergy Treatment

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 20, 2014 Years of research are bringing those who suffer from food allergies closer to therapies that can reduce or eliminate their need to avoid particular foods altogether. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Heart Disease Neglected in Women

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 1, 2013 Despite killing at least as many women as men, coronary heart disease continues to be overlooked in women, a review has found. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Forget Privacy During Online Health Searches

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 22, 2013 Tracking your search information is not just the business of the NSA and major technology companies. Medical information websites collect search queries and leak information to third parties too. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Does Sanjay Gupta Fit the Bill at MedPage Today? (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 10, 2013 The medical news service has a reputation for getting facts about American health care right, but its newest contributor, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, does not. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Newer Virus Rivals Flu for Hospitalization Rate

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 15, 2013 Metapneumovirus is putting as many American children under the age of 5 in the hospital as influenza, researchers have found. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Autism Diagnosis May Be Temporary for Some

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 19, 2013 A minority of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) -- conditions that are generally considered lifelong -- may carry the diagnosis only temporarily, researchers say. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )