Content by Sharona Hoffman

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Biased AI Can Be Bad for Your Health
Sharona Hoffman
Artificial intelligence holds great promise for improving human health by helping doctors make accurate diagnoses and treatment decisions. It can also lead to discrimination that can harm minorities...
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Physician Burnout: Why Legal and Regulatory Systems May Need to Step In
Sharona Hoffman
A career as a physician has traditionally been considered to be among the best vocations that talented students can pursue. That may no longer be the case. All too many doctors report that they are...
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Drug Shortages Pose a Public Health Crisis in the U.S.
Sharona Hoffman
On June 12, 2018, the American Medical Association announced that drug shortages pose an urgent public health crisis. This crisis should be of concern to all Americans. The Food and Drug...
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CVS Merger With Aetna: Healthcare Cure or Curse?
Sharona Hoffman
CVS operates 9,700 pharmacies and 1,000 MinuteClinics. A decade ago, it also purchased Caremark and now operates CVS/Caremark, a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM), a type of business that administers...