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Puerto Rico Is Taming Covid-19 By Applying Force, Reducing Friction
As mainland Americans sit on a massive surplus of vaccine doses—and with the death count now exceeding 760,000—there are important lessons to learn from Puerto Rico’s two-pronged approach to taming Covid-19. For starters, U.S. leaders should acquire a …
Primary Care Physicians, Like MLB Pitchers, Can’t Get Relief
Taking lessons from beleaguered pitchers during 2021 MLB playoffs and World Series, here are three troubling trends facing primary care physicians today.
Biden Is Down To 3 Options In The Battle Against Covid-19
Ten months into his presidency and 20 months into the pandemic, Joe Biden finds himself in a difficult position. He’s trying to lead the “battle against Covid-19” while living in an age of politics. It’s not going well.
Comparing Covid-19 To 9/11 Reveals Why So Many Americans Die Unnecessarily
Two decades. Two American tragedies. Two very different responses.
How To Prevent The Next Elizabeth Holmes Or Sackler Family Scandal
Medical malfeasance is on trial in America with a pair of court cases involving some of healthcare’s most notorious names. The verdicts could determine whether others who knowingly deceive and harm patients in the future will have good reason to fear t…
How To Prevent The Next Elizabeth Holmes Or Sackler Family Scandal
Medical malfeasance is on trial in America with a pair of court cases involving some of healthcare’s most notorious names. The verdicts could determine whether others who knowingly deceive and harm patients in the future will have good reason to fear t…
If Businesses Can Mandate Vaccines, They Should Mandate Affordable Healthcare, Too
Why stop with vaccine mandates? American businesses have the ability, opportunity and momentum needed to solve another national crisis: healthcare costs.
Doctors Can Learn More From Simone Biles Than Mental-Health Lessons
Though she never intended it, Simone Biles created a three-step blueprint for a better healthcare system and a healthier workplace culture for medicine.
What The CDC Isn’t Telling You About Masks Is Terrifying
Management guru Peter Drucker once noted, “The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.” What the CDC isn’t saying about its new masking guidance should terrify you.
Doctors Can’t Cope With Anguish Of Covid-19 Casualties
To be a doctor, you must be comfortable repressing uncomfortable feelings. To save lives, you must deny fear and doubt and pain and grief. However, these coping mechanisms—repression and denial—have their limits. Covid-19 has breached those limits.
