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Most people volunteer, donate money or do other "prosocial" activities to help others. But it may also help the doers. I'm moderating panel on the topic at the @HarvardChanSPH Studio on December 5 from 1pm ET to 1:30 pm. Register here: hsph.me/altruism
Noah Lyles collapsed after running the 200-meter dash even though he knew he had Covid. That shouldn't have happened says bioethicist @ArthurCaplan in a First Opinion for @statnews statnews.com/2024/08/09/noa…
If you are a fan of @TheBearFX and work in medicine, or know someone who does, check out the First Opinion essay today in @statnews by @AbrahamNussbaum on how working in a hospital is like working in a restaurant. statnews.com/2024/08/06/res…
Biden and Trump have avoided official cognitive testing. If the moderators of the CNN debate do their jobs well, they could reveal "major cognitive and behavioral limitations," writes the past president of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. statnews.com/2024/06/25/bid…
Does the NIH need to be restructured? Key chairs of two Republican House committees believe so, and offer a reform and restructuring plan statnews.com/2024/06/14/nih…
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NIH needs reform and restructuring, key Republican committee chairs say
The only way to restoring trust in the NIH is through structural and policy reform that is thoughtful, strategic, and transformative.
On tax deadline day 2024, Johns Hopkins professor @MartyMakary makes the case in a @statnews First Opinion essay that nonprofit hospitals that make profits should pay taxes on them. He's got a point! statnews.com/2024/04/14/non…
In March 2023 I retired from @statnews and the 9-5 working world. But I'm back at First Opinion for a few months while the amazing Torie Bosch @thekibosch is out on leave. I'm on the lookout for strong op-eds focused on biotech, pharma, health care , and the life sciences.
Preterm births, maternal deaths, and C-section rates are far higher in the U.S. than they should be. One way to fix that: Call the #midwives @ACNMmidwives bit.ly/3MotuVd
Karen Quandt's son Ty died of a rare disease before he could finish a clinical trial testing a treatment for it. She argues that the FDA needs a different mindset for evaluating rare disease trials. bit.ly/3D7eFn9
In a few weeks, the U.S. will enter its third autumn with Covid-19. @statnews's @DrewQJoseph and @jaspar offer a look ahead. statnews.com/2022/09/01/a-t…
In a poignant First Opinion essay for @statnews, physician Christopher Hartnick explores the wrenching choice pregnant people sometimes have to make: Do I prioritize my baby's life or mine? bit.ly/3q2gBWp
Today's First Opinion, on the culture of silence surrounding errors in medicine, marks the 3,000th @statnews First Opinion 🎉 statnews.com/2022/08/17/med…
And that's before the Orange Line shutdown!
An easy to understand map I made of transit/traffic around greater Boston next week You’re welcome
Calling all readers and listeners: If you have a minute to share with a good book or podcast related to medicine, biotech, or the life sciences writ large for the @statnews annual summer roundup, please drop it here. bit.ly/3y6Ketp
The Americans with Disabilities Act is being used to help reduce discrimination against people with substance use disorders, writes my colleague @DrewQJoseph in a special report for @statnews bit.ly/3OrczkM
“What’s painful is I wasn’t allowed to make that choice for myself, ... It was stolen from me.” A STAT investigation found that Black residents either leave or are terminated from training programs at far higher rates than white residents. buff.ly/3y6cihA
Vaccination against smallpox was an important advance in public health made possible in part by the exploitation of enslaved people, writes @jimdowns1 in a timely First Opinion essay. bit.ly/3QDQFN4
Scheduling an appointment at a hospital should be a private undertaking. A disconcerting analysis shows it may not be, with some hospitals sending Facebook a packet of sensitive data each time an appointment is made. bit.ly/3xqhD1y
Technology may someday eliminate barriers to health care, but it won't help the billions of people without broadband internet access or digital literacy. @DrTedros and @AnnAertsNF explain how to ensure equitable access. bit.ly/39vWLOF
As U.S. Covid deaths officially hit 1 million (a grim milestone that likely happened a few months ago), I talked with Alex Goldstein, founder of the moving @FacesOfCovid Twitter feed, this week on @statnews First Opinion Podcast. bit.ly/3FZeSrT
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