Staying Human

All Pathology, All the Time

What ails a culture that sees illness everywhere?

Dying, But Not Alone

We can’t escape the social dimension of choosing how we die.

A Victory for Scientific Pragmatism

In an emergency, the “gold” standard of evidence may not be the wise one.

From: The Coronavirus Pandemic

Little Data, Big Headlines

On overinterpreting Covid studies for clicks

From: The Coronavirus Pandemic

Disarming Frontline Doctors

In its quest to meet the “gold standard,” academic medicine has put Covid patients at risk.

From: The Coronavirus Pandemic

Abortion and the Coronavirus Vaccine

Why we need an option that will be morally acceptable to all Americans

From: The Coronavirus Pandemic

Mending the Healers

Young doctors are suffering from a crisis of meaning. Can med school still offer moral formation?