Moral injury occurs when the basic elements of the medical profession are eroded, say Simon G Talbot and Wendy Dean […]
US healthcare
Abraar Karan: How do we deal with “old guard” bigotry in healthcare?
The way we respond to the so called “old guard” as social and cultural norms begin to outpace their ways of thinking is an important and complex topic, says Abraar […]
Karen E Lasser: A doctor’s protest in the era of twitter
Karen Lasser reflects on what she learnt from a protest to Melania Trump’s visit to Boston Medical Center […]
We must speak up about government sanctioned child abuse at the US border
The US’s intentional mistreatment of child refugees means that the nation has lost its moral compass, say Danielle Deines, Colleen Kraft, and Tony Waterston […]
The myth of ectopic pregnancy transplantation
Ohio’s bill instructing doctors to “reimplant” an ectopic pregnancy is part of a worrisome trend of lawmakers inventing unproven therapies related to reproductive health, say Daniel Grossman and Yanett Anaya […]
Abraar Karan: Medicine’s power problem
Every doctor, by virtue of being in a position of relative power, runs the risk of misusing it, says Abraar Karan […]
Laura Hallas: America has just lost its biggest gun-control candidate
Laura Hallas argues that the exit of Beto O’Rourke from the 2020 presidential race means the USA have lost their first and only true gun-control candidate […]
Anna Goshua: Our patients need us to be political
It is not only impossible but irresponsible to separate medicine from politics, argues Anna Goshua […]
Rose Olson: It’s not all black and white––can art help doctors navigate medical uncertainty?
The practice of art appreciation may help doctors’ decision making by alleviating the demonisation of uncertainty, says Rose Olson […]
Jacob Lurie and Anthony Nguyen: Medical students can help to provide the human touch in surgical settings
Medical students are uniquely placed to improve patients’ experience of surgery, say Jacob Lurie and Anthony Nguyen […]