Older surgeons are coming under increasing scrutiny as their competence and ability to practice medicine are called into question especially since many…
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Thirteen years ago, as a student in New York City, I marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to implore my colleagues to fight…
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The medical profession can help heal divisions as well as diseases
by Richard Gunderman MD PhD February 25, 2019Medicine need not be confined to the role of cultural bellwether, a sheep with a bell on its neck that reveals where…
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I write for several publications, and I’m always pitching to new venues.  Recently I pitched an idea to an editor.  I wanted…
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Doctors and patients should be wary of health care mega-mergers
by Linda Girgis MD February 24, 2019Over the past year, multiple mega-mergers were announced in health care. The four largest ones being: 1. On March 18, 2018, Cigna announced that…
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The crippling health effects of another government shutdown
by Alani Gregory MD February 12, 2019At midnight on February 15th, if Republicans and Democrats don’t come to an agreement about border security funding, the American people will be facing the…
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In a New York Post article dated January 23, 2019, the author states how Americans without health care insurance hit 13.7 percent.…
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President Trump wants $5 billion for his border wall — right now — and another $7 billion (or maybe $13 billion) later…