On December 27, 2017, as the result of a medication error, 75-year-old Charlene Murphey died tragically at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The nurse who administered the medication, RaDonda Vaught, was criminally convicted for the mis…
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Lorna Breen, MD, a New York City emergency room doctor, committed suicide following weeks of incredible stress she endured at work. Nearly two years later, the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act was sign…
As the momentum to mitigate food insecurity continues to unfold, we need a stronger emphasis on ensuring better food sanitation and safety in economically disadvantaged and under-resourced communities. For example, the closing of 400 Dollar General St…
Federal employees who want to dispute the Biden Administration’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate should turn to a specially designated board rather than filing a lawsuit, an appeals court ruled Tuesday.
The Supreme Court decided not to grant an injunction that would have temporarily prevented the Air Force from discharging an officer who refused Covid-19 vaccination on religious grounds.
Dr. Anand Parekh, chief medical advisor for the Bipartisan Policy Center, discusses what political leaders need to do in order to guide the country through the next few months of the Covid pandemic.
A very serious byproduct of Covid-19 is the loss of trust in public health agencies. The future consequences could be deadly.
Permanently rolling back restrictive scope-of-practice laws—and letting experienced healthcare workers do their jobs—is a common-sense reform that could benefit patients and the healthcare system alike.
This month marks the 12th anniversary of Obamacare’s passing. Was it perfect? No. It was meant to be a starting block to cover a widening gap in the nation’s health equity. It became less effective because of direct attacks by politicians w…
Though a court lifted an injunction against President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees, the White House has reportedly chosen to delay putting the mandate into effect.
