The physical exam needs to change to make the most of technological advancements, says Abraar Karan […]
US healthcare
Benjamin Mazer: Are medical errors a huge problem that’s simple to fix?
Progress in patient safety can only come from the slow work of science and the honesty of our limitations […]
Paul D Thacker: Time to act on industry influence over medicine and lay zombie arguments to rest
We have the evidence that change is needed, says Paul D Thacker […]
Abraar Karan: Why we need more diversity in our doctors
The movement to change what a doctor looks like is a daily, incremental effort […]
Junaid Nabi and Quoc-Dien Trinh: How not to talk about racial disparities in cancer outcomes
Stereotypical narratives can harm efforts to address racial disparities in cancer outcomes, say Junaid Nabi and Quoc-Dien Trinh […]
Abraar Karan: Changing the way we communicate about patients
The way we communicate can reinforce a culture in which people become another case of “X” disease […]
Rachel Clarke: Senator John McCain’s surprising lesson for doctors
McCain’s advice about communication has lessons for doctors, says Rachel Clarke […]
The long-lasting damage of Trump’s family separation and child detention policy
Inaction will fortify the process of dehumanization and will rob us of our most human trait, empathy […]
Kinsey Hasstedt: Trump administration looks to impose “Domestic Gag Rule,” continuing its assault on reproductive health and rights
In late May, the Trump administration unveiled its latest attack on affordable birth control access, part of a much larger campaign to undermine reproductive health and rights in the United […]
Benjamin Mazer: Theranos’ dystopian vision lives on
When you go about testing everyone for everything, you don’t create a world of healthy people….you create a nightmare where everyone is sick […]