邮政作者:罗伯特·珀尔(Robert Pearl),医学博士
罗伯特·珀尔is a plastic surgeon and author ofUncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors and Patients。可以在Twitter上与他联系@RobertPearlmd。
5种将在旋转后改变药物的技术
当医学史学家写有关冠状病毒大流行时,他们可能会专注于slow U.S. response和领导失败导致悲惨的高死亡人数。But that will be only part of the story.
从残骸和破坏中,很少有当代观察者期望的事情:美国医疗保健的未来更美好。
五种以前未充分利用和未被充分利用的技术将有所帮助……
如果企业可以要求疫苗,他们也应要求负担得起的医疗保健
今年早些时候,休斯顿卫理公会给了26,000名医院员工一个最后通atim:接种疫苗或获得新工作。It was one of the nation’s first vaccine mandates. And it was a big, multilayered risk: with legal, financial and ethical consequences all hanging in the balance.
到底, …
医生和5个悲伤阶段
Thanks to the marvels of medicine, newly vaccinated Americans are returning to life as normal and partying like it’s 2019. Doctors, who are emerging from the pandemic as national heroes, would like to turn back the clock even further—to the halcyon days of 20th-century medicine.
但是,与他们的无掩饰和随意的患者不同,医生将对未来的表现感到失望。
Trying to turn back the clock
医师经历了一个艰难的世纪,…
COVID-19和女王的Gambit:大流行的最后游戏是什么?
女王的gambit,七部分的Netflix系列,在冠状病毒大流行期间一直是流媒体电视的宠儿。这个故事被超过6000万人看到,记载了虚构的国际象棋神童贝丝·哈蒙(Beth Harmon)的生活,他在肯塔基孤儿院长大,继续赢得世界冠军。
With its three-dimensional characters and fresh spin on the coming-of-age plotline, the series has captivated the …
医疗保健系统如何无法匹配其炒作
No player received as much media-generated attention heading into Super Bowl LIV as Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. All eyes were on him and, when it mattered most, the young signal-caller came through, bringing his team back from a 10-point deficit to win it all.
24岁的马霍姆斯(Mahomes)可以向美国医疗保健(American Care)传授一门宝贵的教训,讲述了反对高级竞争的炒作。几十年来,自称为“突破性”药物,…
A COVID-19 vaccine: 5 things that could go wrong
根据Anthony Fauci博士,,,,the nation’s top infectious disease expert, a coronavirus vaccine could be ready for distribution within months.
“We feel cautiously optimistic that we will have a vaccine by the end of this year, and as we go into 2021,”他告诉议员7月31日,补充说:“计划…
关于Covid-19冠状病毒大流行的7个危险神话
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is the single-most important topic on the minds of Americans, and it remains the subject of regular updates from health officials. And yet, despite the abundance of scientific facts and guidance surrounding the disease, misinformation abounds as confusion persists.
Avoiding many of theworst consequencesand世界末日预测将部分取决于…
The primary care solution is obvious, but don’t expect policymakers to jump on board
In a shocking development that could transform the medical profession, the International Journal of Health Services published the findings of a study titled, “Primary care, specialty care, and life chances.”
Using multiple regression analysis, the researchers concluded that “primary care is by far the most significant variable related to better health status,” correlating with lower mortality, fewer deaths from heart disease and cancer, and a host of other beneficial health outcomes. By contrast, …
现代化美国医院景观所需的5个改进
在过去的40年中,美国医院的数量根据最新的美国医院协会调查,从1975年的7,100多个下降,从1975年的7,100多个下降到2017年的6,200。而且,尽管关闭了近1000个设施,但医院仍然是美国最大的医疗保健支出来源每年$ 1.1万亿美元(占所有国家医疗保健支出的33%)。大部分钱去了……
电视上的医生:今天与20年前
我会承认。我是一名医疗电视迷,沉迷于21世纪的医生和医院戏剧(其中大多数正在Netflix和其他服务上流媒体)。
Although some physicians are bothered by sensationalized depictions of their profession, I appreciate these shows for what they deliver: equal parts entertainment and insight. On the one hand, medical dramas are made for our amusement. They’re theatrical escapes from reality, meant to be enjoyed from comforts …
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