Healthcare Systems

Healthcare Systems

Close-up of a human eye with a digital interface overlay and a red laser beam targeting the pupil, illustrating the science of LASIK and advanced vision correction technology.
For many of us, our imperfect vision compels us to wear corrective lenses to see properly. Here's what everyone should know about LASIK.
A smartphone with a red case displays a world map on the screen, set against a vibrant orange background.
The integration of artificial intelligence into public health could have revolutionary implications for the global south—if only it can get online.
Person flexing arm muscles with a photo-negative effect applied, overlaid with semi-transparent geometric shapes. Person is facing away, showing arm and shoulder. Background is indistinct.
While GLP-1 agonists help people lose weight, different drugs could help them retain muscle at the same time.
Illustration of a person using a tablet in a modern office space interconnected with colleagues via virtual communication technology.
Susannah Fox, former chief technology officer for the HHS, explains how technology has empowered us to help fill in the cracks of the healthcare system.
The honest power of placebos.
Placebo treatments don't always need to be given deceptively to have positive effects.
A woman holding a baby's hand, symbolizing the bond between families.
Smaller family networks, more great-grandparents, and fewer cousins.
Fingers forming in the womb
The first-of-its-kind map, which goes all the way down to the level of a single cell, could help prevent common birth defects.
A person in a wheelchair exploring a vast desert landscape.
In hospice care and hospitals, we prioritize those with more life to live over those who are terminally ill. What is that, if not prejudice?
An image of a pancreatic cell in a dark room.
It could lead to earlier diagnoses, better treatment, and fewer deaths from pancreatic cancer, which kills 88% of patients within five years.
a painting of a human skull on a table.
Most people are not experiencing a "good" death.
a person standing in front of a blue background.
The future of healthcare may bring powerful collaborations between AI and medical professionals.
Scientists are still figuring out why tirzepatide causes weight loss. One theory is that they “accidentally” created a new hormone.
NicoBoard is an app that helps parents make sense of a frightening time.
statins
A doctor once joked that statins will be added to the water supply. Humor aside, the data shows that statins really are a "wonder drug."
edible electronics
Edible electronics, devices that can be broken down and digested, could perform many useful functions inside the body.
A drip in a hospital
The model is almost eight hours ahead of a doctor's recognition of a patient's deterioration.
Ending social distancing won’t only make us sicker, but will tank the health care industry in the process. The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to spread around the world. As of today, […]