Latest from Blake Farmer

• Feb 20, 2020

  Some wonder whether hospice puts too much of the burden for care on families

  

  Much of the growth of hospice care in the U.S. has been led by for-profit agencies. That’s leading people to ask if there’s a better way.

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• Dec 31, 2019

  The majority of medical students are women, but male heart surgeons still vastly outnumber female

  

  Ninety-four percent of practicing thoracic surgeons are men — and that’s an improvement on recent years.

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• Sep 16, 2019

  Juul struggles to secure research on the effects vaping has on health

  

  With vaping under intense scrutiny and a deadline of May 2020 to apply for FDA approval, the company is under pressure.

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• Jul 29, 2019

  The battle over who gets to sell pills for cancer treatment

  

  Doctors are challenging pharmacy middlemen over who can fill prescriptions.

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• Jul 1, 2019

  Legislation on surprise medical bills would hit physician staffing industry

  

  Congress is debating multiple proposals that would protect patients from surprise medical bills. But the physician staffing industry is pushing back.

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• Jun 3, 2019

  How virtual reality might help surgeons master new medical devices

  

  In-person support by sales reps and manufacturers might soon be a thing of the past.

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• Feb 8, 2019

  Many in the health care industry already lining up to derail ‘Medicare-for-all’

  

  Patients may like the sound of "Medicare-for-all," but for many of the hospitals and doctors who would treat them, it's a nonstarter.

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• Nov 29, 2018

  Nashville may not have gotten HQ but Amazon is opening a logistics hub with 5,000 jobs in the city

  

  Among all the buzz surrounding Amazon’s HQ2 announcement, the city of Nashville received a sort of consolation prize — a logistics hub with 5,000 high-paying jobs. Those watching Amazon’s ambitions in health care see potential for the hub to double as a lab for experimentation. Nashville is home to the largest hospital companies in the nation […]

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• Oct 19, 2018

  How big data can identify doctors who overprescribe opioids and avoid potential costs

  

  The opioid crisis is estimated to cost $500 billion a year.

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• Oct 19, 2018

  How big data can identify doctors who overprescribe opioids and avoid potential costs

  

  The opioid crisis is estimated to cost $500 billion a year.

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