Policy & Ethics

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

On March 6, 2018, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a 12-month randomized clinical trial [authors Erin E Krebs, Amy Gravely

Here's the title of an opinion piece in the April issue of the American Journal of Public Health, which was published by four authors at the CDC: