There was a lovely little dovetail this morning between what I listened to on my drive to work and my catch-up reading once I got there. First the bit from the radio, courtesy of WBUR: WBUR’s Martha Bebinger reports that… Continue Reading
Not so long ago, I wrote a piece about the push to require a doctorate for nurse practitioners entering the field in the coming years. I remain skeptical that a doctorate will add much to NPs clinical expertise, with which… Continue Reading
Andrew Sullivan bestows a coveted Yglesias Award Nomination on one David French for writing this in the Washington Post: “In my years as an evangelical conservative lawyer and activist, I have learned (and lived) the painful reality that we evangelicals… Continue Reading
My favorite elective in medical school was my genetics rotation. I learned a lot of interesting and obscure facts, I made some good friends, and as luck would have it I was given the opportunity to write my first journal… Continue Reading
Generally speaking, I’ve tried to steer clear of too much political discussion hereabouts. With the exception of marriage equality and other gay rights issues that are of particular interest to me, I’ve made an effort to leave political analysis to… Continue Reading
Over at Big Think, David Ropeik has some ideas for increasing vaccination rates. (Via Andrew Sullivan.) — Perhaps it should be harder to opt out of vaccination. (Twenty-one states allow parents to decline vaccination of their children simply for “philosophical”… Continue Reading
In the interest of full disclosure, I should admit at the outset that I don’t have any basis for comparing anything to fraternity hazing. I wasn’t in a fraternity, so any impression of what pledges go through to join is… Continue Reading
I would love to believe that, as a physician, the only thing that influences my choice of treatment for my patients is the science that supports it. Despite the cajoling and back-slapping and free chazerai that festoons my office, I… Continue Reading