The video is memorable: Donald Trump, President of the United States, throwing rolls of paper towel at a group of dispossessed US citizens in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and noting […]
US healthcare
Peter Hotez: Measles in America—what’s playing out in New York State is nightmarish
Eventually, this measles epidemic will be controlled, but we will almost certainly continue to see larger and more frequent measles outbreaks in the US […]
Nicola Bennett: The US healthcare system can be a callous and financially menacing force
Nicola Bennett describes what it was like to deal with the US healthcare system throughout her husband’s illness and subsequent death […]
Gretchen Goldman: Trump pulls a page from industry’s disinformation playbook
By denying science, the Trump administration is putting lives at risk, says Gretchen Goldman […]
Javad Hekmat-panah:“Elderly”—an outdated and potentially harmful term
The term elderly has no clear meaning and evokes stereotypes. Javad Hekmat-panah argues its use must be avoided in medicine […]
Abraar Karan: Should family members be present during end of life medical emergencies?
Is it helpful or harmful for a patient’s family to be present during these efforts, asks Abraar Karan […]
Separating children from parents is a public health emergency
In January 2019 two migrant children died in detention centers in the US. More than six months after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reunite families separated at […]
Overtesting American doctors: The toxic pressure of board exams
The US’s Step 1 exam is increasingly career defining, driving many medical students to adopt punishing routines while studying for it. Pranav Reddy and Kunal Sindhu call for change […]
Victor Montori’s “Why We Revolt” is a clarion call to physicians and patients alike
Recently, one of us (AP) spent more than 30 minutes on hold with an insurance company, attempting to obtain prior authorization for a simple stress test; clicked countless times within […]
Vinay Prasad: A wake-up call for the medical profession
Vinay Prasad reviews Jeanne Lenzer’s book on the medical device industry […]