Referendum on a Life in the Woods Lara Freidenfelds Politics & Economics For three decades, my dad’s brothers framed houses. The three of them had a small construction business in rural Connecticut. The eldest sometimes led projects as a general contractor, and other times they...
Health Policy as a Bidders’ War Michele Battle-Fisher Medicine, Politics & Economics The health care delivery system has many stakeholders, with many screaming for attention bringing into question the accuracy of the “wisdom of the crowd” (see Lee et al. 2011). What was interesting about...
What is Good Healthcare?: A Global Study (pt. 2) Mark Wien Science & Medicine This is the second of a three-part series. Part 3 will appear on December 23. Where There is Life, There is Hope Cultural and religious beliefs define many of us, and the decisions we make....
What is Good Healthcare?: A Global Study Mark Wien Science & Medicine This is the first part of a three-part series. Part 2 will appear on December 16. 1. The Band-Aid Treatment: We can cover the blood, but we aren’t stopping the bleeding. In June of 2015 I began a...
When Cancer Isn’t Just a Word: Translating Medicine’s Native Language Laura Christianson Medicine, Science, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture Doctors may not be poets—nor do they need to be—but their use of language is critical in assuring effective patient care.
