September 2010
ERs for Primary Care
George Bush once famously (or infamously) commented that health care is indeed available for all: You just go to the emergency room. More
A Tale of Two Phone Calls
There’s a lot we can learn from animals in many facets of life — Lord knows, a nice massage behind the ears could do a lot of us some good — but I am consistently impressed by how much smoother veterinary medicine runs. More
Social Mission of Med Schools
What exactly is the mission of a medical school? Is it to train the best and smartest doctors? Is to tend to our nation’s health? Is it to further medical knowledge? More
Abortion: The View From Both Sides of the Street
A dispassionate discourse on the abortion wars in America? Not something that seems possible, at least in the current polarized culture in the United States. Into the fray comes the documentary “12th and Delaware,” a quiet movie that seeks to illuminate rather than bully. More
Palliative Care: From the Get-Go
The scientific world finally produced the data to support what seems so obvious: Palliative care belongs in the beginning of cancer treatment, not just at the end. More
