By Jane M. Orient, M.D. People are dying all over the country from opioid overdoses. There’s a movement to have the antidote naloxone available in all ambulances and even over the counter. This temporarily reverses […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Listening to the campaign promises spewed out by the bevy of folks running for president brings the old but enduring story of Faust to mind. Despite being successful, Faust […]
by Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Now that it is the political season where divisiveness rules the day, the bevy of President wannabes’ interest in maternal health is suspect. After all, none of them have […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. In general, it is not a good idea to panic about anything. The panic itself often causes more harm than the original threat. Crisis situations, real or contrived, lead to […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD May is Mental Health Month and it should inspire us to think about family, community relationships, and our growing disconnectedness. It is not an invitation for Congress and other […]
By Alieta Eck, MD – http://zhcenter.org/ As I listened to the Town Hall where Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders proclaimed his dream of Medicare for All, I realized that he was speaking in vague generalities […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Hoaxes and scams have been dominating the news lately. We have a marginally known actor faking a hate crime supposedly to raise his Hollywood profile. His attempt to claw […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. People used to know who their doctor was. His name and phone number were on the wall or the refrigerator next to the telephone. He was there for you and […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD A couple of years ago, computer programs, algorithms, and glorified Google searches were touted as the replacements for a physician’s analysis of a patient’s medical condition. Compressed medical research […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD The new Medicare for All bill (H.R. 1384) has come and hopefully will go the way of the pet rock. Everybody now knows the basics: the government will take […]
