Health Outcomes & Patient-Experience Measures

The Patient Experience.

Do patients' reports of their health care experiences reflect the quality of care? Despite the increasing role of such measures in research and policy, there's no consensus regarding their legitimacy in quality assessment.

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Should Blood Be an Essential Medicine?

Medical Review

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 92 million units of blood are collected worldwide each year.

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A 30-year History of Scientific Breakthroughs

Recently Approved Cancer Drug.

Three years ago, 101-year-old Winnie Bazurto noticed a strange growth on her lower eyelid. She didn't worry about it initially, but in 2012 it started getting bigger, fast — doubling in size every two weeks and growing into the orbit…

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Finish Medical School in 3 Years

Medical School Tuition

Training to become a doctor takes so long that just the time invested has become, to many, emblematic of the gravity and prestige of the profession.

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Supreme Court Denies Human Embryonic Stem Cell Appeal

Good News for Patients.

The Supreme Court Jan. 7 refused to hear the appeal from plaintiffs seeking to stop the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from funding embryonic stem cell research.

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