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It is increasingly difficult to have a conversation about any topic that is even remotely political. We appear to have entered a world in which there is no longer a common set of agreed upon facts.

A multi-center team of six pediatricians in the UK and Australia clearly have way too much time on their hands.

How can you identify a scientifically ignorant person? Ask him if he's concerned about the health effects of GMOs. If the answer is yes, you've identified somebody who probably couldn't pass an 8th grade science test.

Should scientific research ever be judged by the name of the scientist who performed it? Most people, scientists included, would answer "no." The quality of the research is far more important than the name of the researcher who performed it.

The discussion of the effect of corporate payments to physicians has taken a new turn; no longer do we need ProPublica to raise concerns, physicians are now raising them.

Thanksgiving is upon us!

A recent study of commercial insurance claims for patients under 65 found that total visits to primary care providers (PCP) [1], mid-level providers, and specialists fell 4% from 2012 to 2016.

Lately, whether it be while watching the news on television, scrolling through social media or engaging in conversations no matter what side of the political spectrum, I am constantly thrust back into my life as a practicing pediatrician navigatin

Suicide rates are up in the United States. In some places, they are way up.

I’ve written before on Yelp’s reviews of physicians, a source far more often reviewed when looking for a physician than all of those websites by the gove