Category: Policy

Why politics has a place in medicine

I am a pediatrician. I live and work in a liberal city in a liberal state. As you may expect, of late, politics has been a hot topic of discussion at the hospital in which I work. From the massive change in practice and policy-driven by the coronavirus…

Here’s What’s In Trump’s Healthcare Plan

President Trump has hardly been inactive on health care during his term. In fact, his administration has taken a number of important but underappreciated steps to boost consumer choice and affordability in the healthcare marketplace. That’s a record wo…

WHO Warns Of ‘Dangerous Moment’ Amid Spike In Covid-19 Cases

Vaccine nationalism will prolong the Covid-19 pandemic, not shorten it, WHO’s director general said.

WHO Warns Of ‘Dangerous Moment’ Amid Spike In Covid-19 Cases

Vaccine nationalism will prolong the Covid-19 pandemic, not shorten it, WHO’s director general said.

Idaho County Ditches Mask Mandate Amid Covid-19 Surge

One health board member denied the existence of Covid-19 entirely.

5 things medical professionals can do to take climate action 

The flurry of recent articles on the adverse effects of climate change on health are almost as overwhelming as the climate crisis itself. Just this past year, over 300 medical students came together to found Medical Students for a Sustainable Future (M…

Report: At Least 130,000 Covid-19 Deaths Were Avoidable, Trump Administration An ‘Abject Failure’

The Trump administration’s failure to act, mockery of experts and politicization of the pandemic may have cost hundreds of thousands of American lives, researchers at Columbia University claim.

Report: At Least 130,000 Covid-19 Deaths Were Avoidable, Trump Administration An ‘Abject Failure’

The Trump administration’s failure to act, mockery of experts and politicization of the pandemic may have cost hundreds of thousands of American lives, researchers at Columbia University claim.

Hospital administrators thinking about no-cost treatment which really helps patients

The following article is satire. According to several very old studies, interventional patient-centered bipedal locomotion (sometimes informally referred to as walking) might be an important part of good hospital care. Programs focusing on this treatme…

The science behind ending on a high note

This article is adapted from Called to Care: A Medical Provider’s Guide for Humanizing Healthcare. Imagine getting a call that your child has injured himself during football practice. Although you are up against a work deadline, you have to find …