With best wishes
For those of you celebrating Hanukkah or Christmas at this season, or perhaps simply taking a break from the hubbub of the rest of the year to enjoy the company of friends and family, may you all enjoy the best… Continue Reading
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It’s the hard knock life for us
You know what’s really stressful, and not so very good for the mental health? Medical school. From the Times: It’s been clear for several years now that while aspiring doctors may start medical school as happy and as healthy as… Continue Reading
Prudie’s horrible advice
I am a big fan of Slate‘s Dear Prudence advice column. Emily Yoffe generally dispenses level-headed, no-nonsense advice that doesn’t condescend to her readers. There is a dearth of common sense in American popular culture, and it’s nice to see… Continue Reading
On being a gay dad
I’ve seen it said in discussions of race or gender bias that there is a feeling common to black people or women in the workplace that they must exceed the performances of their white male colleagues in order to feel… Continue Reading
Please do better, Mr. Sullivan
Andrew Sullivan needs a get-a-grip friend. You know the kind. These are the friends we all need who tell us that we should dump the horrible person we’re dating, or that yes our ass really does look fat in those… Continue Reading
Take two tic tacs and call me in the morning
The other day, Kim asked me if I’d ever consider prescribing a placebo. I replied that I would not, as I would consider doing so unethical. In a lovely piece of symmetry, I came across an article on that very… Continue Reading
The political calculations of Kathleen Sebelius
The Secretary of Health and Human Services has decided to keep Plan B, the emergency contraceptive pill, prescription-only for adolescents under the age of 17. Her reasons: In her own statement, Ms. Sebelius said, “After careful consideration of the F.D.A.… Continue Reading
For Opposite Day: Against Vaccination
[Over at the main page last week, Murali discussed a semi-tradition around the blogosphere of posting something in opposition to one’s usual viewpoint during “Opposite Day/Week.” It’s supposed to be challenging, and it’s not an opportunity to take pot-shots at… Continue Reading
Employers as moral arbiters
Years ago, a good friend from medical school was complaining to me about her health insurance. Specifically, she was lamenting its lack of coverage for birth control. At the time she was a resident at a major medical center around… Continue Reading
The unfairness of certain facts
Sometimes I think NPR finds the most nettlesome people possible to interview, just to annoy me on my drive to work. I imagine them talking to dozens of people and finding the most entitled-sounding clips to air. To wit, this… Continue Reading