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Policy
How Science Education Can Stave Off Demagogues
As we turn the page to new political leadership in this nation, it will be tempting to treat… Read More
By July 8, 2021
Outcomes
Alzheimer’s Disease: My Personal Journey and Search for a Cure
My personal journey with Alzheimer’s began in 2005 when my wife, Valerie, received her diagnosis with this terrible… Read More
By June 22, 2021
Economics
June 7, 2021: A Day of Promise and Peril for U.S. Healthcare
Mark June 7, 2021 as both an auspicious and infamous date in the annals of American healthcare. On… Read More
By June 10, 2021
Economics
Can’t Get No Satisfaction in Low-Value Medical Care
There’s a lot of finger pointing in healthcare, and most of it, historically, is by hospitals and doctors… Read More
By June 9, 2021
Outcomes
New Ratings and Rankings Make Hospitals Accountable for Everything
If you know me or have read anything I’ve written about healthcare over the past 38 years, you… Read More
By June 8, 2021
Outcomes
Scientific Aging: The Genetic Basis for Longer, Healthier Lifespans
In his recently published book, Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer, economist Steven Johnson chronicles the… Read More
By and June 3, 2021
Economics
Innovation, Not Government Policy, Is the Fix for Pharmacy Deserts
In my western suburb of Chicago, you can walk in any direction and bump into a CVS, Walgreens… Read More
By May 26, 2021
Innovation
Healthy Multipliers for Our Society
Improving communities’ environments to make the healthy choice the easy choice is the single best intervention to help… Read More
By May 20, 2021
Innovation
Stigma vs. Science: Overcoming Opioid Addiction with Evidence-Based Treatments and Services
Before COVID, the opioid crisis was America’s most dire public health challenge. Though it has receded from the… Read More
By and May 13, 2021
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