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Milbank Quarterly [1,2] and many others have raised the issue for our consideration, currently public health and our healthcare system are at serious risk. I believe behind this r…
We need to face reality; the impact of many recent changes is and will be negative. Arguably adding a profit motive to health insurance systems in the second half of the 20th Centu…
I’m writing today to revisit some of the themes I’ve addressed in these pages as potential issues to be wary of in the future, but the future is now. We are experiencing threats of…
To the great frustration of public health practitioners and healthcare providers alike, preventable chronic conditions and risk factors are a growing problem in the US, and policy…
Chronic Diseases were in the news last year at this time prompting me to author a piece found in these pages. I find that chronic diseases are once again in the news, but the media…
Given the potential for pending changes in health and healthcare in the US, I thought it wise to revisit the focus on principles and working together. We find ourselves in public …
The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care provides us with another groundbreaking report. This adds additional risk factors to the list, discusses many r…
Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) has received much exposure in a variety of forums. This has often been in the context of advocacy for or against making it legal in various states. It i…
I’m writing today to offer what has become an annual update in these pages to growing concerns about misinformation, disinformation and the harm they cause to individuals and the p…
To the great frustration of public health practitioners and healthcare providers alike, preventable chronic conditions and risk factors continue to be present and, in some cases, …
I’m writing to renew and amplify my concerns about misinformation and disinformation initially highlighted in this journal in 2022 [1]. We pointed out at the time that from the …
Recent headlines in national and local media and healthcare journals as well as some personal experience led me to share these thoughts today.
We live in an era where a reminder is warranted of what we know, and what we can do to further prevent chronic diseases. This article shall begin with the state of our knowledge…
Some of you have seen my prior publications in these pages. I’ve discussed the need to refocus on prevention to mitigate the burden of chronic diseases, the severe dangers posed…
News about the healthcare crisis, including strikes in multiple countries, workforce shortages, ambulance diversion and delays on entry to emergency rooms, closing floors while de…
Allow me to set the stage with some background for reference. Dementia is changes in the brain that result in loss of cognitive function that interferes with life. While Alzheim…
At a recent meeting I described a colleague’s attempt to make an appointment with a mental health professional for her adolescent child who was experiencing some anxiety in the …
From our perspective and professions of bioethics and public health it has appeared for some time this commentary is overdue. Misinformation is incorrect or misleading informati…
During the past few months there have been numerous government interventions to address the Covid19 Pandemic. Some of these follow the advice of public health professionals and …
I recently had a student pose this question to me after class (virtually). It did not take me long to answer, my response was “only in very limited circumstances”. Allow me to e…
We hear much discussion about healthcare coverage and costs associated with insurance, pharmaceuticals, surgical interventions, and related issues. All of these are important but l…
This Novel Coronavirus/SARS CoV2 pandemic has been eye opening in many ways. We’ve seen some countries and jurisdictions use public health, science and the application of princi…
A Texas hospital reports their back is against the wall and they may be sending some patients home to die. Hospitals in many areas report staffing shortages due to the pandemic. …