PeterUbel

Will a fiercely independent person like me become less generous if I practice mindfulness? Will all that focus on self and present drawing me away from other people's concerns?

Doctors who join up with hospitals or large healthcare organizations in anticipation that this will increase their incomes are misguided or ill informed.

In the US, Black patients often receive significantly less medical care than similarly sick white patients.

Many wealthy nonprofit hospitals provide surprisingly little charitable care.

Could ACOs be costing us money?

 “Young adults make rational sexual decisions.” What does this reveal about the way young adults make sexual decisions?

Effective treatment + ineffective messenger = unnecessary deaths!

My visit to this well-intentioned dermatologist illustrates one of the flaws of this idea of consumer empowerment.

Here is an awful thing about high deductible health plans: They delay breast cancer diagnosis and get in the way of proper breast cancer care. 

It is the season for expressing thanks. With that in mind, I’m here to urge us all to thank more than just science, or scientists, for developing these amazing vaccines.