Clinical trials are the cornerstone of progress in cancer treatment. Yet, paradoxically, the very patients these…
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Why doctors striking may be the most ethical choice
“When doctors strike, patients die.” That phrase—flattened into certainty—gets tossed around like a moral verdict. It…
California Looked to Them To Close Health Disparities, Then It Backpedaled – KFF Health News
Fortina Hernández is called “the one who knows it all.” For more than two decades, the…
How photos shape drug stigma—and what we can do about it
Well before I was a physician, I was an art history major at Bowdoin College. Beneath…
First-name familiarity improves doctor-patient connection
In medicine, one surprisingly heated debate doesn’t get much airtime: Should patients call their doctors by…
How truth depends on where you stand and what you see
As yet another tragic chapter unfolded in the intractable and ever-escalating Iran-Israel conflict, I found myself…
What it really means to be lucky: a doctor’s story of survival and resilience
This past St. Patrick’s Day my daughter and I were listening to John Lennon’s Luck of…
How AI, animals, and ecosystems reveal a new kind of intelligence
As a surgeon, I’m trained to make decisions quickly—based on anatomy, evidence, and pattern recognition. But…
Emphasizing empathy and equity in value-based health care delivery
The transformation of care delivery is driven by value-based health care (VBHC). In addition to its…
How Japan and the U.S. can collaborate for better health care
The United States and Japan, while separated by geography, language, and culture, share more in common…