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A runner dressed in an inflatable Sumo costume takes part in a 5k. | Reuters/Toby Melville

July 20, 2017

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How Your Perception of Health May Extend Your Life

Stanford researchers found that U.S. adults who believed that they were less active than their peers died younger than those who believed they were more active.

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Doctors conduct a meeting around a conference table | iStock/Rawpixel

November 28, 2016

Written

Does Your Doctor Need an MBA?

Business training can help physicians navigate the complex and ever-changing logistics of health care.

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A man reads a health insurance form | Reuters/Brian Snyder

January 13, 2017

Written

Health Care After Obama: What Now?

Stanford’s Alain Enthoven cuts through the confusion and political rhetoric.

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Vaccines on a tray at the hospital | Reuters/Nicky Loh

May 16, 2017

Written

An Antidote for Health Care Reform Failure

To drive down the cost of health care insurance, we must redesign care delivery.

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Doctors and medical staff at surgery. | Reuters/Michael Buholzer

March 13, 2017

Written

Is It Ever OK to Sell (or Buy) a Kidney?

Research seeks ways to reduce wait times and increase matches for kidney transplants.

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Twelve wall clocks close together. | Reuters/Brian Snyder

April 18, 2017

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How the Ticking Clock Kills

A new study reveals spikes in stress when employees are told to think of time as money.

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A surgeon at work | Reuters/Keith Bedford

November 16, 2016

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Why Doctors Can Be Good at Inventing But Bad for Innovation

A study shows why medical startups need top executives who are skilled at turning ideas into products.

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Mistreated: Why We Think We’re Getting Good Health Care and Why We’re Usually Wrong

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Latest Stories in Health Care

July 20, 2017

Written

How Your Perception of Health May Extend Your Life

Stanford researchers found that U.S. adults who believed that they were less active than their peers died younger than those who believed they were more active.

May 16, 2017

Written

An Antidote for Health Care Reform Failure

To drive down the cost of health care insurance, we must redesign care delivery.

April 18, 2017

Written

How the Ticking Clock Kills

A new study reveals spikes in stress when employees are told to think of time as money.

March 13, 2017

Written

Is It Ever OK to Sell (or Buy) a Kidney?

Research seeks ways to reduce wait times and increase matches for kidney transplants.

January 13, 2017

Written

Health Care After Obama: What Now?

Stanford’s Alain Enthoven cuts through the confusion and political rhetoric.

November 28, 2016

Written

Does Your Doctor Need an MBA?

Business training can help physicians navigate the complex and ever-changing logistics of health care.

November 16, 2016

Written

Why Doctors Can Be Good at Inventing But Bad for Innovation

A study shows why medical startups need top executives who are skilled at turning ideas into products.

November 15, 2016

Written

What’s Behind America’s Elder Care Crisis

Long-term care can be ruinously expensive, and the odds of needing it are high. So why don’t seniors buy insurance to cover it?

October 11, 2016

Written

Predictive Data Can Reduce Emergency Room Wait Times

Anticipating ER traffic jams before they begin can save lives.

July 29, 2016

Written

Can Your Personality Explain Your iTunes Playlist?

Researchers find a new way to examine your musical taste, with implications for the music and health care industries.

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