Eradication with vaccination? It’s worth a shot
My stomach sank as I read the following email from my residency program: “Four measles cases confirmed in Harris County.
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Do no harm: A moral imperative to be the change in healthcare
“Can you please come see Mr. S in room six? His nose is bleeding, and he is very angry,” the
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The high costs of diabetes medications
You can do a lot of things with $1,700 – buy a high-end MacBook with all of the bells and
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Big, bad medical bills: Time for a legal fix?
In a classic Ry Cooder song, marriage is described as sufficient to transform one ‘Big Bad Bill’ into a ‘Sweet
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The EpiPen shortage: A perfect pharmaceutical storm
Any parent of school-aged children knows summer is not all about vacations and fun. One of the big back-to-school activities
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How the medical community can encourage gun safety
Ninety-six Americans are shot and killed every day. Five years ago, National Gun Violence Awareness Day began to honor one
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Medical care: More than just the doctor and patient
How does medical care get delivered? If portrayals of doctor visits in the movies and on television tell us anything,
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Social media: A new tool in the doctor’s bag?
When you Google your doctor’s name, have you ever considered that your doctor could be Googling yours too? A survey
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CRISPR: A democratizing technology calls for democratic dialogue
By now, you may have read stories about a gene editing technique called CRISPR/Cas9. CRISPR is poised to revolutionize the
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A ‘right to try,’ but at what cost?
A few weeks ago, my colleague Stephanie Morain wrote a PolicyWise post on attempts to pass so-called “right-to-try” legislation in
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