Sunday, April 22, 2012

Patient-centered research: answering the questions that matter to people

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“Large investments are too often made in studies that provide poor-quality evidence, 1 ​ are overtly biased, 2 are not applicable to mos...
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Saturday, April 14, 2012

"Eggs Benedict" and "Choosing Wisely": often the best thing to do is nothing

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Years ago (OK, decades ago), when Woody Allen was a standup comic, he did a short, famous bit called “ Eggs Benedict ”. The narrator (le...
Saturday, April 7, 2012

How people die, and how should we?

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On January 4, 2012, "How Doctors Die"; post on Zocalo Public Square by Ken Murray , I called attention to “ How doctors die: i...
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Reproductive Rights -- and wrongs

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The “debate” on reproductive rights has taken a turn to the far right with recent laws passed in several states that create greater obs...
Saturday, March 24, 2012

Beyond Flexner Conference on the Social Mission in Medical Education

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"Beyond Flexner: Social Mission in Medical Education" , to be held in Tulsa May 15-17, promises to be a major conference in addres...
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Saturday, March 17, 2012

The 2012 Matthew Freeman Social Justice Awards

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In my blog, “ Alabama, “illegals”, and hate: We must take back the narrative ” on March 11, 2012, I discussed some of the points made by O...
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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Alabama, “illegals”, and hate: We must take back the narrative

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The state of Alabama has outdone Arizona with an anti-immigrant law that is even more anti-human in its degrading approach to and impact ...
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Sunday, March 4, 2012

ACA benefit programs: will state to state variation be good or bad?

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With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) a larger portion of Americans will be getting health care coverage. For some, such as ...
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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Latinos and health care in Kansas City, Kansas

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Kansas City, Kansas, where I live, makes up the bulk of Wyandotte County. It is the poorest county in Kansas, with a large number of l...
Saturday, February 18, 2012

Camden and you: the cost of health care to communities

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Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, Executive Director of the Camden (NJ) Coalition of Healthcare Providers, spoke at the recent Society of Teachers of F...