My Firing Represents The Death Of Public Service
On February 15, I was unceremoniously fired from my job as a civil servant. Who will want to serve in these roles if they are continually vilified?
On February 15, I was unceremoniously fired from my job as a civil servant. Who will want to serve in these roles if they are continually vilified?
Recent research shows that 45,000 doctors over 65 years of age are still working, while 100,000 have retired from work. What keeps some in the profession while others step away?
More than 500 hospitals nationwide have removed questions on physicians’ mental health from licensing or credentialing applications, according to the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation.
As doctors and healthcare advocates, we have spent years perfecting the art of delivering complex medical information in ways patients can understand and act on. We adjust explanations based on our patients' health histories, personal backgrounds, and the urgency of a situation.
Reports of children in the United States with influenza-associated encephalopathy or encephalitis (IAE) increased from none during the 2020-2021 flu season to a preliminary 14% for the 2024-2025 season, based on a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In the state of New York (you already know it’s going to be bad), a doctor and a pharmacist were arrested in a sting operation conducted by a joint task force of the DEA, FBI, IRS, and probably CIA and CBS, though I have no proof of the latter two.
There are countless projections about the worsening U.S. physician shortage, especially as the aging population grows and requires higher acuity care.
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