Dr. Stephen Thomas, Chief of Infectious Diseases at SUNY Upstate Medical University, who’s been involved in multiple vaccine trials and is leading a Pfizer Covid-19 trial, explains that while concerns about a Covid-19 vaccine are understandable, the de…
Several White House officials, including Vice President Pence, have tested negative for Covid-19. So has Democratic nominee Joe Biden. But that doesn’t mean they’re not infected.
Words matter, especially when spoken from the presidential podium. Perpetually conveying inaccurate or inconsistent messages to the American people undermines the Coronavirus Task Force that had been formed to respond to the crisis.
No player received as much media-generated attention heading into Super Bowl LIV as Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. All eyes were on him and, when it mattered most, the young signal-caller came through, bringing his team back from a 10-…
A stunning conversation with a healthcare expert and entrepreneur on what’s profoundly wrong with our system and what we can do about it.
Dr. Joshua Liao discusses how humans are generally bad at assessing long-term risk and the steps public health officials and business leaders should take to communicate safer Covid-19 behaviors.
“Your numbers are horrible!” I was a resident physician in internal medicine seeing patients in primary care clinic. These words, from an attending physician, were meant as off-the-cuff feedback, and their impact surprised me. I suddenly felt exhausted…
In these tumultuous times, it’s hard to find common ground. But I believe we can all agree on one thing: Health care heroes deserve our support. Physicians have spent the last several months working tirelessly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some w…
James said Town Sports International treated members like guests at ‘Hotel California,’ ‘you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.’
I walked into my exam room to see a patient I first met two decades ago. His medical problems included poorly controlled diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and a substance abuse disorder. Over the years, our health care system has served him well …
