Survey finds doctors have negative perception of patients with disability
A national survey finds that four-fifths of physicians believe that significant disabilities are associated with worse quality of life, which may have dangerous implications for the quality of health care patients with disability receive.
Feb. 1, 2021 • ~5 min
Harvard labs share personal protective equipment
As University facilities close, faculty and staff gather gear to pass along amid a nationwide shortage.
March 25, 2020 • ~4 min
After his wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Arthur Kleinman shares what he learned
Harvard Professor Arthur Kleinman’s wife, Joan, began to struggle with a rare form of early Alzheimer’s disease at 59. Eight years after losing her, he chronicles their journey in “The Soul of Care: The Moral Education of a Husband and a Doctor.”
Oct. 31, 2019 • ~10 min
Health care spending on Medicare elderly dips, study finds
Health care spending among the Medicare population age 65 and older has slowed dramatically since 2005, and as much as half of that reduction can be attributed to reduced spending on cardiovascular disease, a new Harvard study has found.
Feb. 4, 2019 • ~8 min
Virtual video visits may improve patient convenience without sacrificing quality of care
Study finds virtual video visits, one form of telehealth visit used at MGH, can successfully replace office visits for many patients without compromising the quality of care and communication.
Jan. 15, 2019 • ~4 min
Even among the insured, cost of illness can be devastating, Harvard-backed poll finds
Professor Robert Blendon of Harvard Chan School led discussion of a new poll that shows devastating costs in serious illness even among patients with health insurance.
Dec. 7, 2018 • ~5 min
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