OpinionApril 20, 2020
Extend the Census Deadline to Protect Vulnerable Children
They need to be counted accurately to ensure the health and other services they need, and the pandemic has made that task much harder
Stories by Angira Patel
Angira Patel, M.D., M.P.H., is an associate professor of pediatrics and medical education, pediatric cardiologist, and director of the McGaw Bioethics Clinical Scholars Program. She is at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
OpinionMarch 16, 2020
What if Two COVID-19 Victims Need Ventilators and Just One Is Available?
Health care providers need a well-organized response grounded in science and ethics as the U.S. responds to the pandemic
PolicyMarch 1, 2020
Medical Students Must Learn How Social Factors Affect Health
Part of a physician’s job should be to address not just illness but also its root causes
OpinionOctober 17, 2019
Doctors Should Care for Patients and Social Justice
Medical students must be taught to address systemic problems that contribute to poor health
PolicyAugust 22, 2018
Doctors Must Speak Up for a Free Press
We need an effective connection between medicine and journalism to bring legitimate research findings to the public
PolicyMarch 13, 2018
It's Time for More Physicians to Embrace Advocacy
If young teenagers can embrace activism and say #Enough by engaging in the political conversation, doctors can, too
Mental HealthAugust 25, 2017
Doctors and Grief
It’s an inevitable part of a physician’s job, and it needs to be managed to avoid burnout