But adding dental coverage to traditional Medicare is imprudent and unnecessary. In the long run, it could even reduce seniors’ ability to access quality dental care
Category: Policy
20 Years After 9/11: U.S. Marks Anniversary Of Attacks (In Photos)
The 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, was marked by the loved ones of victims and first responders in memorial events in New York, the capital area and rural Pennsylvania at the places where coordinated attackers crashed …
What the latest IPCC report means for physicians: There is no time for climate despair
As third-year medical students, we recently stepped out of the classroom and onto the wards, eager to provide the quality care we had been working towards for the better part of the last decade. We were, however, quickly met with a stark reminder of ho…
Millions of Americans without ICU doctors due to the “Biden ban”
Americans are dying in ICUs in far greater numbers than would otherwise be if not for a newly misapplied 57-year-old rule banning the only American board-certified ICU doctors available in many cities from providing critical care, leaving only nurses t…
When Can You Get A Covid-19 Booster Shot?
Exactly what the booster shot plan will look like still depends on the FDA and CDC and the results of ongoing studies.
Will Flu Season Make A Comeback? Why We’ll Need Covid And Flu Tests This Winter
Dr. Matt Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, explains why testing for both Covid-19 and influenza will be important as we head into the winter months.
Why clinicians can’t keep ignoring care coordination
Traditional referral intake systems haven’t changed significantly in the past 30 years. Rather, they are still based on paper and fax referrals that often get lost in the shuffle of busy days and patient care needs. This reliance on old-school methods …
CDC’s Credibility Is At Risk: Why It Should Focus Only On Public Health
Here’s a message for the CDC (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention): Stop playing politics and focus solely on public health.
Budget Reconciliation Bill’s Healthcare Provisions Are Disastrous
Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget resolution could usher in the most radical changes to our healthcare system in decades and move the country toward a government-run, single-payer system.
Asylum seekers: a snapshot from an American physician’s lens
Despite the bright pink walls of its exterior, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility stands inconspicuously, set back along a stretch of a frequently traveled road. We had come to meet Carla (identifying information changed), a detaine…
