Small Spaces, Big Gaps
Different doctors don't treat the same disease the same way. Often, these inconsistencies in care are slight, without major effects...
The Many Sides of Primary Care
When she first saw the stab wound over his chest, she did not yet know that the knife had punctured...
Flossing, Heart Disease, and the Humbling History of Medical Science
Earlier this month, the Associated Press published an article with a surprising headline: “Medical benefits of dental floss unproven,” the...
Contamination, Part I: The Largest Poisoning of a Population in History
How is a small town in New England like a small town in Bangladesh? In 1998, a problem caught the...
What Soda Taxes Tell Us About Lawmaking and Lawmakers
The controversy over soda taxes tells us why effective public health policies are so difficult to enact. Philadelphia Mayor Jim...
Counting Gun Attacks Like Heart Attacks
Gun violence is a medical problem just like heart disease, but not for the reason you might expect. On December...
Unexpected Outcomes: Becoming a Neurosurgeon after having Neurosurgery
I didn't know what it was, but it hurt – a subtle, gnawing soreness that I wouldn't think about, but...
