Tag: doctors
The early-20th century German trans-rights activist who was decades ahead of...
Elizabeth Heineman, University of Iowa
The Trump administration continues its assault on transgender rights.
In July 2017, Trump sought to bar transgender people from serving in...
Drug shortages pose a public health crisis in the US
Sharona Hoffman, Case Western Reserve University
On June 12, the American Medical Association announced that drug shortages pose an urgent public health crisis. This crisis...
Is it wrong to ask your doctor for opioids?
Travis N. Rieder, Johns Hopkins University
More than 42,000 people died in 2016 from an opioid overdose. Forty percent of these deaths involved a prescription...
Young doctors struggle to learn robotic surgery – so they are...
Matt Beane, University of California, Santa Barbara
Artificial intelligence and robotics spell massive changes to the world of work. These technologies can automate new tasks,...
Why Medicare should reimburse doctors for end-of-life care conversations
Why Medicare should reimburse doctors for end-of-life care conversations
Maria J Silveira, University of Michigan
On July 8, Medicare announced plans to reimburse physicians, nurse practitioners...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
