How Smartwatches Could Lead Doctors to Overtreat Patients
A new study suggests doctors struggle to know when and how to act on heart rhythm data generated by patients’ smartwatches.
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Why an Influential Task Force Doesn’t Recommend Screening for Suicide Risk
New guidelines for clinicians suggest there’s not enough evidence to screen most adults for suicide risk.
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Putting a Price Tag on Patients’ Social Needs
A study in JAMA Internal Medicine calculates the cost of fully meeting the social needs of primary care patients – and finds the current system falls short.
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How ‘Random Acts of Medicine’ Shape Our Health Care
We talk with Bapu Jena, coauthor of a new book about how fate, mental mistakes and other unseen forces affect the care we receive.
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Could ChatGPT Be Your New Health Coach?
A recent study finds ChatGPT answers everyday heart health questions accurately – most of the time.
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How Doctors Really Feel About Patients with Disabilities
Bianca Frogner shares new research that surveys physicians attitudes and actions towards patients with disabilities.
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The Fascinating History of Scheduling Doctor Visits
Ishani Ganguli shares new research that explores the history of scheduling doctors visits.
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How Do You Create a ‘Zero-Burnout’ Primary Care Practice?
Bianca Frogner on a new study highlighting common characteristics of primary care practices that avoid staff burnout.
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One Community Health Center’s COVID Recovery
One year ago, a community health center told us how COVID had wreaked havoc on their budget, staff and patients. How are they doing now?
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Research Corner: Masks, Flint and Primary Care
Physician and economist Bapu Jena discusses a pair of interesting new health policy research papers with implications for COVID-19, primary care and more.
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