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Latest Stories in Health Care

April 27, 2023
Written
“We Have 30 Extra Years”: A New Way of Thinking About Aging
People around the world are living, working, and learning longer. Get ready to upgrade your old ideas about longevity.
Career & Success
Illustration of a person sitting in an office chair at a desk that is made of a tree stump. On the desk is a lamp, a cell phone, a laptop and a steaming cup of coffee, and the person is writing on a tablet and working on the laptop. David Plunkert
April 20, 2023
Written
Medicaid Expansion Increased Spending Without Boosting Benefits
A new study evaluates the impact and unexpected costs of bringing Medicaid coverage to millions of new recipients.
Health Care
A stethoscope sitting on a pile of scattered one hundred dollar bills. iStock/Viorika
February 09, 2023
Written
How Obamacare Has Improved Farmworkers’ Health
A new study finds that the Affordable Care Act helps agricultural workers get better medical care — and avoid the ER.
Health Care
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January 31, 2023
Audio
Short Takes: Bringing Affordable Medical Imaging to Botswana
Her father’s cancer diagnosis led one woman to discover an unmet need for imaging services in Botswana — and then to fill that need.
Entrepreneurship
Grit & Growth: The Podcast
December 01, 2022
Written
A Sense of Community Helped Spread COVID Conspiracies on Twitter
New research explores what motivated people to share increasingly bizarre theories about the pandemic.
Organizational Behavior
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November 22, 2022
Audio
Navigating Corruption: A Case Study from India
In the face of corruption in India, wise business leaders must decide what is negotiable — and what isn’t.
Management
Grit & Growth: The Podcast
November 01, 2022
Infographic
This Chart Shows the Big Admin Costs Behind Americans’ Medical Bills
$215 to process a routine medical procedure? It’s not like this everywhere.
Health Care
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July 05, 2022
Audio
Solving Important Problems
Meet two entrepreneurs who are building social enterprises focused on improving children’s literacy and women’s health in South Asia.
Social Impact
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June 30, 2022
Audio
Anne Wojcicki: There’s No Such Thing as the Perfect Dataset
In this podcast episode, the co-founder of 23andMe shares lessons on science and marketing.
Leadership
Black and white portrait of Anne Wojcicki smiling at the camera on a white background. Courtesy of Anne Wojcicki
May 24, 2022
Written
Looking Beyond Benefit-Cost Analysis to Measure the Value of Life-Saving Drugs
A new analysis of social and economic impact bolsters the fight against hepatitis C in India.
Health Care
An Indian medical volunteer works at a roadside clinic in Old Delhi treating the homeless. Credit: iStock/BDphoto
May 05, 2022
Audio
You Own the Vaccine That Others Need: Should You Share It?
Case study: Reconciling an enormous public health crisis with intellectual property concerns
Social Impact
Illustration of a lightbulb with a dollar sign inside of it. Cory Hall
April 06, 2022
Audio
What You Don’t Know About the Opioid Epidemic
Case study: Unpacking the history and causes of a deadly scourge
Social Impact
Illustration of a large pill breaking open, with many smaller pills spilling out of it. Cory Hall
February 23, 2022
Written
A Plan to Inject More Funding into the War on Antibiotic Resistance
Two doctors propose federal subsidies to accelerate R&D on urgently needed antibiotics.
Health Care
MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria strain is seen in a petri dish containing agar jelly for bacterial culture in a microbiological laboratory. MRSA is a drug-resistant "superbug", which can cause deadly infections. | Credit: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch.
October 26, 2021
Written
OK, Computer: Building Trust to Make Machine Learning More Effective
Asking users about their needs and concerns can open up the “black box” of new workplace technologies.
Innovation
A close-up of a computer screen with drawings of hospital beds. Credit: iStock/paitoonpati, iStock/Alpaben Rathod
October 19, 2021
Written
Designing Markets for Faster, Better Vaccines
Susan Athey and a team of economists have been pushing for an unprecedented expansion of vaccine capacity.
Health Care
a combination dart and conveyor belt. Daniel Liévano
October 19, 2021
Written
Drinking from the Fire Hose of COVID-Inspired Innovation
Will the great ideas kick-started by the pandemic be more than a blip?
Innovation
a light bulb, with the top half in a full color illustration of a graph. Credit: Daniel Liévano
October 19, 2021
Written
Respond. Reflect. Rethink.
Nearly two years into the global pandemic, Stanford GSB faculty are helping us understand what’s changed and what’s ahead.
Innovation
various intersecting graphics: a satellite, a computer chip, a rocket ship and medical needle, a crane, and small detailed diagrams. Daniel Liévano
October 19, 2021
Written
The Ethics of Vaccinating the World
With millions of lives at stake, should drug makers be forced to share their IP?
Social Impact
llustration of a gavel. Daniel Liévano
October 15, 2021
Written
A Beautiful Application: Using Economics to Make Kidney Exchanges More Efficient and Fair
Even modest improvements to organ exchange markets can save many lives. That’s where economists and operations experts come in.
Economics
An illustration of kidneys, where one kidney is missing. Credit: Eiko Ojala
September 10, 2021
Written
Many Health Care Workers Are Emotionally Exhausted, and Technology May Be to Blame
New research links technology-related frustration to worker burnout in all corners of the medical industry.
Health Care
A closeup of a masked health care worker looking at a computer monitor. Photo by Reuters/Agustin Marcarian