KevinMD contributors, virtually without exception, have asserted the solution to events like the horrific tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, is “gun control.” Allow me to present an alternative viewpoint in the interest of diversity of opinion. Firs…
Category: Policy
“Harmful To Public Health”: Steve Forbes Warns New Biden Policy Will Harm U.S. Citizens
The FDA’s reputation is going up in smoke.
Malpractice may be negative, but its data can generate positive results
When most health care professionals hear the word “malpractice,” they want to run the other way. This is understandable—but also a missed opportunity. We can leverage malpractice data to target and drive investment in patient safety efforts. Malpractic…
America trains enough doctors: Redefining medical supply and demand
If the U.S. medical system is a chessboard, and providers are the game pieces, America is playing those pieces with one column, row, and role instead of using the whole space. Several journals, economists, and medical professionals forecast physician s…
Medicaid expansion for postpartum support
As an emergency medicine physician, I see firsthand the consequences of being a patient in America without health insurance. While the Biden administration previously addressed a key gap in insurance coverage known as the family glitch, other gaps rema…
Blame The Regulatory State For The Healthcare Burnout Crisis
The sheer number of regulatory and administrative requirements placed on doctors and other healthcare workers has made these professions far more stressful, tedious, and exhausting than they need to be.
“What Is The FDA Inhaling?”: Steve Forbes Slams Proposed Menthol Cigarette Rules
Ban menthol cigarettes? What’s the FDA inhaling?
The GOP Must Avoid This Trap
Republicans can learn a lot from the blunders of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The health care system will cause its own physician shortage
A quarter of a million dollars — that’s the amount of debt the average medical student in the United States owes after completing medical school. After all the late nights studying, the endless exams and selfless sacrifice, it’s human natur…
Shift from fighting for reproductive rights to fighting for reproductive justice
Although feminist movements include the fight for reproductive rights, they tend to forget to center on justice. Historically, the protection of women’s reproductive rights has not been a priority for governments; however, the drive and the act o…
