Chatgpt designs a robot —
Poems, essays and even books -- is there anything the open AI platform ChatGPT can't handle? These new AI developments have…
How the Mixed Messaging of Vaccine Skeptics Sows Seeds of Doubt
Darius Tahir
It was a late-spring House of Representatives hearing, where members of Congress and attendees hoped to learn…
Massage Therapists Ease the Pain of Hospice Patients — But Aren’t Easy to…
BOULDER, Colo. — Ilyse Streim views massage for people in hospice care as “whispering to the body through touch.”…
Personal Medical Debt in Los Angeles County Tops $2.6 Billion, Report Finds
About 810,000, or 1 in 10, Los Angeles County adults together owe more than $2.6 billion in medical debt as of 2021, a…
A Windfall in Health Insurance Rebates? It’s Not as Crazy as It Sounds
Julie Appleby, KFF Health News
“Americans will get $1.1 B in rebates from health insurance companies this year cuz of a…
Burnout Threatens Primary Care Workforce and Doctors’ Mental Health
Lauren Sausser
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis…
As Fewer MDs Practice Rural Primary Care, a Different Type of Doctor Helps…
WINTERSET, Iowa — For 35 years, this town’s residents have brought all manner of illnesses, aches, and worries to Kevin…
Recovery From Addiction Is a Journey. There’s No One-and-Done Solution.
Bernard J. Wolfson
The atmosphere inside the Allen House is easygoing as residents circulate freely through the hallways, meet…
Will a ‘National Patient Safety Board,’ Modeled After the NTSB, Actually…
People concerned about the safety of patients often compare health care to aviation. Why, they ask, can’t hospitals…
California Confronts the Threat of ‘Tranq’ as Overdose Crisis Rages
SAN FRANCISCO — When the city’s medical examiner announced in February that four people who had recently died of…