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Black Mothers Face Higher Complication Rates When Delivering Babies in NYC
Charity Hines didn’t have her ‘Go Bag.’When she went into Kings County Hospital for a Week 40 checkup, she wasn’t in labor and did not expect to deliver a baby that day. During what she thought was a...
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Hospitals are cutting jobs across the nation
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Medicare failed to investigate suspicious infection cases from nearly 100...
File photo by Getty ImagesAlmost 100 hospitals reported suspicious data on dangerous infections to Medicare officials, but the agency did not follow up or examine any of the cases in depth, according...
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In rural Tennessee, a hospital turns to crowdfunding to stay afloat
Copper Basin Medical Center in rural Tennessee is “technically bankrupt,” its CEO said.Photo courtesy of Copper Basin Medical CenterIn the southeast corner of Tennessee, one rural hospital has fallen...
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The $200 billion perils of unnecessary medical tests
Photo by Gary Cameron/REUTERSIt’s common knowledge in medicine: Doctors routinely order tests on hospital patients that are unnecessary and wasteful. Sutter Health, a giant hospital chain in Northern...
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How Houston hospitals prepared for Hurricane Harvey
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioFind all of our coverage on Hurricane HarveyMILES O’BRIEN: Some of the most critical pieces of any city’s infrastructure are its hospitals. In a major flood event like...
View ArticleHow Hospitals Waste Billions on Unnecessary Treatments
Journalist Marshall Allen joins us to discuss his recent investigation for ProPublica: “A Hospital Charged $1,877 to Pierce a 5-Year-Old’s Ears. This Is Why Health Care Costs So Much.” He reveals how...
View ArticleThe Cost of Unnecessary Medical Treatments, London's Deadly Smog,
Journalist Marshall Allen discusses his recent investigation for ProPublica that examines the epidemic of unnecessary treatment is wasting billions of healthcare dollars a year. Kate Winkler Dawson on...
View ArticleOut In the Cold: Viral Video Brings 'Patient Dumping' Under Renewed Scrutiny
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segmentLast week, Imamu Baraka recorded shocking video (below) of a mentally ill woman being abandoned by hospital staff on a cold winter night. The...
View ArticleCan a Non-Profit Drug Manufacturer Save our Healthcare System?
Dan Liljenquist, former lawyer and state senator in Utah, now Director of Special Projects at Intermountain Healthcare, and Dr. Erin Fox, professor and expert on drug shortages at University of Utah,...
View ArticleThe Cost of Affordable Health Care in East Harlem
Metropolitan Hospital Center in East Harlem is the go-to center for many neighborhood residents seeking affordable health care. Alina Moran said it’s always been that way. “My parents migrated here...
View ArticleShutdown and Science, Smartphone and Overdoses. Jan 11, 2019, Part 1
The partial shutdown of the U.S. government is approaching its third week, and it has caused a backlog for scientists employed or funded by the government. Scientists have had to leaving data...
View ArticleThe Inner Workings of Hospitals
Hospitals can be bewildering places. They operate according to their own special logic, which can make them feel a bit like a well-oiled machine — and a bit like organized chaos. As patients, we’re...
View ArticleGetting Organized, ER Billing, 'The Sopranos,' Charlie for the Culture
For today's "Ask an Expert" segment, Linda Samuels returns for another conversation about how best to organize your life and answer listeners’ questions. Sarah Kliff discusses her recent piece titled,...
View ArticleAsk an Expert: Organizing, Massive ER Bills
For today's "Ask an Expert" segment, Linda Samuels, (21:30) a professional organizer, former president of the Institute for Challenging Disorganization, and author of the book, The Other Side of...
View ArticleHere's Our Working List of Local Organizations Aiding Furloughed Federal...
On Wednesday’sAll of It, host Alison Stewart asked listeners to call in with examples of how local organizations are helping furloughed federal workers. Below is a list of their suggestions. Know of...
View ArticleBrooklyn Hospital Turns Parking Lot Into Housing
A portion of Woodhull Hospital's sprawling parking lot on the edge of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, has a new job.Instead of storing cars, the land has been turned into a residence for formerly...
View ArticleSound and Health: Hospitals
Sound can have serious impacts on our health and wellbeing. And there’s no better place to think about health than hospitals.According to Joel Beckerman, sound designer and composer at Man Made Music:...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Senator Kristen Gillibrand; Tony Kusher's Bright Room;...
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's Concern for U.S. Troops (First) | Tony Kusher's 'Bright Room' (Starts at 21:55) | Your Health Costs...
View ArticleThe Growing Support for Aid-in-Dying Legislation
Over the last few years, several states have enacted aid-in-dying legislation, which reflects the growing right-to-die movement across the U.S. Both New Jersey and Maine passed aid-in-dying legislation...
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