Opinion: STAT readers debate blue zones, open-access publishing fees, and more

(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...

(MedPage Today) -- Scientists have found the oldest known evidence of the plague, which sparked deadly outbreaks dating back about 5,500 years ago -- some 200 years earlier than previously thought. The disease has sickened humans for thousands...

(MedPage Today) -- Healthcare leaders have become increasingly sophisticated in calculating the cost of nurse turnover. We have formulas to estimate vacancy costs, recruitment expenses, orientation costs, contract labor expenditures, and productivity...

When STAT polled our readers on ‘health care’ vs. ‘healthcare,’ about 60% of our readers voted for one word.