Uncertainty & Complexity

The pandemic has been characterized by poorly conceived policies and their inevitable reversals - with subsequent public outrage. However, these...

The US Preventive Services Task Force recently changed its guidance on aspirin as a preventative medication, a major policy shift....

First principles thinking attempts to break down complex concepts into its fundamental parts. When we apply this thinking to healthcare,...

Fall has yet to arrive, but already we hear warnings of a combined viral outbreak of influenza and COVID, despite...

Once again, the CDC has revised its stance on masks, prompting a barrage of compliments and critiques. But the announcement...

The alarm bells have rung, and the alarmists have spoken. COVID-19 is in resurgence. But to predict what this means...

Of all the issues plaguing healthcare, none is more pressing than our inability to see healthcare as a complex system....

The WHO has introduced nomenclature redefining COVID-19 variants to prevent prejudices formed during the pandemic. But a close examination reveals...

America is the land of optimism, with an undeniable taste for dystopian futures. One which pits technological advancements in medicine...

Data drives healthcare, whether it is individual decisions or broader health policies. But data only tells us what we know,...

The country has united in support of India. A unity nowhere to be found during our own COVID-19 crisis, revealing...

Recently the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was placed on hold. We studied data to compare the risk of blood clots...