With over two-thirds of the public believing that health care should be a top policy priority, there is no debating the importance of “fixing” our health care delivery system. On one extreme of the aisle, there is a growing chorus in support for “Medic…
“HIV has been a blessing in my life.” Lola was a 48-year-old woman living in Denver when I interviewed her in 2002 about her HIV-positive diagnosis. She said the diagnosis improved her life in important ways; she had received income and hou…
In September 2021, the United Nations published an official response it received from the Chinese Government concerning the issue of organ harvesting.
I smiled as the Afghan family of six approached my triage station in the Philadelphia airport. The three young boys were laughing, playful, and full of energy despite the long journey. The oldest, who looked about 10 years old, sat on a chair and immed…
President Biden recently unveiled a series of regulations aimed to increase COVID vaccination rates. Impacting up to 100 million people, the president will require government employees, businesses with 100 or more employees, and federal contractors to …
Dr. Vanessa Kerry, cofounder and CEO of Seed Global Health, discusses the need to place equity and fairness at the heart of the global health agenda.
Infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Kortepeter explains the scientific and policy discussion that needs to take place before we understand how many Covid-19 vaccine doses will count as “fully vaccinated” in the future.
For years, the surgical practice has been an essential medicine to treat many diseases, such as benign lesions or neoplasms, deliveries, cesarean sections, infections, obstructions, bleeds, and cardiovascular diseases. In many cases, the standard of ca…
The number of LinkedIn job postings requiring vaccination have increased 20 times in the last two months, the platform told Forbes.
I still have a little mental trauma from my first anesthesia job. Well, actually, it’s really from the hospital. And it all occurred over a four-year period. The anesthesia group was awesome. The OR staff was like family. The patients and surgeri…
