If Roe v. Wade is struck down by the conservative majority Supreme Court, abortion would be protected in only half of states.
Category: Policy
The rise of gender reveals: a global health perspective
Pink or blue? Expectant parents want to know, and the question of what sex their baby will be has become a major enterprise in the English-speaking world over the past twenty years. Throwing full-size parties with binary balloons and a colored cake has…
Poland’s Prime Minister Supports Abortion Ruling, Calls For Protests To End
The high court’s ruling makes it illegal to have an abortion in almost all instances.
Report: Covid-19 Vaccine Will Be Covered By Medicaid, Medicare
There will also be greater flexibility for patients seeking care for Covid-19.
Why the preservation of the Affordable Care Act should matter to you
Were you born female? If so, do you want to conceive, need birth control, a mammogram, or an annual exam? Gender aside, do you have any underlying health problems? Do you lack employer-sponsored insurance but do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid? If…
Socialized Medicine: How Much Biden’s Plan Will Cost Americans
Here’s why Joe Biden, if elected, will be bad for your healthcare.
Power at the top of health care in America
We have lost over 223,000 American lives due to COVID-19. The pandemic response has been an atrocious mish-mash of information, disjointed policy directives, and abysmal national leadership. There are only two women out of the 27 members of the White …
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.
