The New Yorker’s Atul Gawande wrote one of the most influential stories about health care in 2009. The piece, published in June, was about geographic disparities in health spending, specifically why ...

In order to give myself permission to read the latest bestseller by Rhodes Scholar/surgeon/professor/MacArthur “Genius”/New Yorker/TED-anointed Dr. Atul Gawande ...

Dr. Gawande is a general and endocrine surgeon at Brigham and Woman’s Hospital in Boston. His 2009 book, “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right,” champions the use of checklists to prevent ...

Rose covers disability and mental health, and she helps write STAT’s daily Morning Rounds newsletter. Confidential tips can be sent to Rose on Signal at rosebroderick.11. Ten years after the release ...

We all should use checklists more. That’s true even if you’re one of the many people who think checklists are too rigid, too confining. You won’t feel confined. Knowing you’ll remember everything will ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Having step-by-step checklists on hand may help doctors and nurses manage emergencies in the operating room, a new study suggests. In situations when a person's heart stops ...