Policy & Ethics

Though the current buzzword in healthcare is “patient-centered,” it appears our “thought leaders” instead tend to subscribe to more paternalistic endeavors to control – oops!

The current four Horsemen of the Health Apocalypse include heart disease, diabetes, respiratory disease, and cancer – noncommunicable diseases.

Is using acupuncture to treat pain in soldiers, even in combat, a good idea? No, it's not, for reasons that I will explain below.

Electronic medical records (EMRs) were pitched as a long-sought concept of computerized universal personal health material that would mitigate issues with access and barriers to care.

About two months ago a tax was placed on soda, sugary and diet, in Philadelphia; and just as the sun always rises, another study has appeared to describe the impact of the tax.

Today, the political and media landscapes seem laser-focused on polarized, wide brush policy no matter the context. You don’t need to look very far to appreciate this reality.

Patent No. 4,736,866 granted in 1988 was the first intentionally modified animal, the OncoMouse.

I  hate to say "I told you so." It's really obnoxious.  But in this case, I'll make an exception. "I told you so."

The history of protecting patient’s medical records and confidentiality

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived and dishonest—but the myth: persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. —President John F. Kennedy