A Medical Decision, Made Legally
With the CDC's abrupt decision to lift all mask mandates, businesses were left to decide whether to maintain the mandates. ...
What is Data, Really?
The FDA recently approved a drug touted to treat Alzheimer's Disease. A decision decried by policy experts as data supporting ...
Trust and Distrust
Vaccine hesitancy is pervasive among patients, even among those who opt to receive it. Yet physicians continue to denounce the ...
Of Systems and Attributions
Of all the issues plaguing healthcare, none is more pressing than our inability to see healthcare as a complex system. ...
Healthcare is Irrational
One Medical acquired Iora Health, a surprising integration of two vastly different companies that does not make sense at first ...
Medical Devices & Patient Advocacy
If perception is reality, then the changing perception of post-pandemic healthcare has ushered in a new reality for the medical ...
Disparity Masquerading As Equity
There is much talk about healthcare equity, and the importance of access in healthcare. But access means different things to ...
The Fault In Our Letters
The WHO has introduced nomenclature redefining COVID-19 variants to prevent prejudices formed during the pandemic. But a close examination reveals ...
Vaccine Diplomacy
The great game is now upon us, with the United States entering the fray of international vaccine diplomacy, doling vaccines ...
The Pandemic Can Solve Healthcare’s Problems
To find meaning in suffering is to transcend it. Something we can do in healthcare now that the pandemic seems ...
Brave New World
America is the land of optimism, with an undeniable taste for dystopian futures. One which pits technological advancements in medicine ...
Medium is the Message
Today Dr. Deborah Birx is known for many things. But earlier she was known as the country's leading voice for ...
FDA Evaluation of Certain Bulk Drug Substances in Compounding: Clinical Interpretation
Clinicians increasingly encounter patients using or requesting peptide-based therapies sourced through compounding pharmacies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has identified a subset of bulk drug substances, including certain peptides, that may present significant safety risks when used in compounded formulations. The clinical question is whether these regulatory signals reflect meaningful patient-level risk and how they should influence prescribing behavior. This matters because compounded peptides often sit outside traditional approval pathways, creating uncertainty around quality, dosing consistency, and safety. Understanding...
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