The Best Articles in Health Care
The most useful articles in Health Care from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Health Care Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Health Care by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Trending
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How Studying Bats Can Help Predict and Prevent the Next Pandemic
Funders thought watching bats wasn’t important. Then she helped solve the mystery of a deadly virus.
Long-sought universal flu vaccine: mRNA-based candidate enters clinical trial
The phase I trial will test safety and efficacy in a small number of people.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Health Care—all under 10 minutes.
#14: How many people die from snakebites?
This week: Missing data – the most underrated problem in global health.
«Marimekko chart’ that shows how much of the global population lives in countries with cause of death registration.»
What being a hospice volunteer taught me about death and life
When Anna Tims volunteered at a hospice, she learned, by helping patients in their final days, not to fear illness and death. Here, she writes movingly on her experience – and explains why dying…
'Live free and die?' The sad state of U.S. life expectancy
A decade after a landmark report on Americans' shorter lives, the problem has only gotten worse. Unlike other wealthy nations, U.S. life expectancy has not bounced back from the pandemic.
AI is dreaming up drugs that no one has ever seen. Now we’ve got to see if…
AI automation throughout the drug development pipeline is opening up the possibility of faster, cheaper pharmaceuticals.
Inside the mind of criminals: How to brazenly steal $100 billion from Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare fraud runs the gamut: billing for unapproved Covid tests, genetic testing fraud, home health-care billing and a host of other schemes.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Health Care.
End-of-Life Dreams
“In a high-tech, evidence-driven world of contemporary medicine, it was a dream that led a physician to conclude that my wife was dying. How was that possible?”
Salt, Sugar, Water, Zinc: How Scientists Learned to Treat the 20th Century’s Biggest Killer of Children—Asterisk
Oral rehydration therapy is now the standard treatment for dehydration. It’s saved millions of lives, and can be prepared at home in minutes. So why did it take so long to discover?
Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Doctors to Focus Treatments
The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system
The ‘invented persona’ behind a key pandemic database
GISAID offers a safe space to post viral genomes. Peter Bogner, its perplexing creator and overseer, may be jeopardizing its future
Inside UnitedHealth’s Effort to Deny Coverage for a Patient’s Care
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for…
Thought Leaders
We monitor hundreds of thought leaders, influencers, and newsletters in Health Care, including:
Kevin Pho, M.D.
Physician | http://KevinMD.com | The Podcast by KevinMD
nature
Research, News, and Commentary from Nature, the international journal of science. For daily science news, get Nature Briefing: http://go.nature.com/naturebriefing
Ed Yong isn’t really here
Science writer at The Atlantic. Many words; some awards. Author of AN IMMENSE WORLD. Married to Liz Neeley. Parent to Typo. Barely on Twitter anymore. http://edyong.me
STAT
Reporting from the frontiers of health & medicine. Sign up for any of our 10 free newsletters here: http://statnews.com/signup
Care Policy and Evaluation Centre
Leading research centre in long-term (social) care, mental health, developmental disability & other health issues to inform & influence global policy & practice
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Health Care, including:
MIT Technology Review
Our in-depth reporting on innovation reveals and explains what’s really happening now to help you know what’s coming next. http://technologyreview.com/newsletters
ProPublica
Pursuing stories with moral force Send us things: http://propub.li/3ewuUKH Newsletter: http://propub.li/2Opjiys Masto: http://newsie.social/@ProPublica TikTok: http://propub.li/3J4re5o
Nautilus Magazine
Cutting-edge science, unraveled in award-winning journalism by the very brightest living thinkers. Click the link to subscribe to the newsletter.
STAT
Reporting from the frontiers of health & medicine. Sign up for any of our 10 free newsletters here: http://statnews.com/signup
Our World in Data
Data and research to understand big global problems and make progress against them. Based out of @UniOfOxford, founded by @MaxCRoser. @ourworldindata@vis.social
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