Arthur Caplan
Art Caplan on Grace Lee
Unfortunately, these stories are like deja vu. In his most recent MSNBC commentary, Art Caplan emphasizes that we all have the right to refuse medical care, even if others disagree and even if it means…
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Alvin Roth
Incentives for Blood Donation
Al Roth has an interesting post up today at his Market Design blog referencing some data on the crowding out effect, i.e., the idea that if you pay people for something that they are currently…
Incentives for Blood Donation
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Health Law Policy
Good news and bad news about gun laws, mental illness and violence — Part 2
This is Part 2 in a three-part series on gun laws, mental illness and violence in the United States. Read Part 1. By Jeffrey Swanson, PhD It is hard to find good news in our…
Good news and bad news about gun laws, mental illness and violence — Part 2
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2012 Election
What Is a (Big) Bird in the Hand Worth?
by Suzanne M. Rivera, Ph.D. The Presidential debate on Wednesday was fascinating theater. Much of the post-debate commentary in social media has focused on Mitt Romney’s threat to cut federal funding to PBS as a…
What Is a (Big) Bird in the Hand Worth?
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End-of-Life
Upcoming Event: Harvard Med School Public Forum
PRESCRIBING MEDICATION TO END LIFE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012 4:00 – 6:00 PM Harvard Medical School Carl W. Walter Amphitheater Tosteson Medical Education Center 260 Longwood Avenue, Boston Should a physician licensed in Massachusetts–at the…
Upcoming Event: Harvard Med School Public Forum
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2012 Election
FDA’s New Dance with Big Pharma: Are Patients the Band?
Efthimios Parasidis One week prior to the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in the health care cases, Democrats and Republicans overwhelmingly voted in favor of health-related legislation (387-5 House; 96-1 Senate). Industry and HHS were quick to…
FDA’s New Dance with Big Pharma: Are Patients the Band?
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Doctor-Patient Relationship
Would you rather medical school train your PCP to have good hands or a good bedside manner?
By Katie Kraschel Last week NPR covered a story highlighting how medical education is morphing in order to adapt to the unmet demand for primary care physicians driven (at least in part) by the increased…
Would you rather medical school train your PCP to have good hands or a good bedside manner?
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Bioethics
Home HIV Testing, partner screening, the medicalization of intimacy, and responsibility for health
As the New York Times reported this week, in an article entitled “Another Use for Rapid Home H.I.V. Test: Screening Sexual Partners,” some in the public health community are exploring the ramifications for a use…
Home HIV Testing, partner screening, the medicalization of intimacy, and responsibility for health
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Health Information Technology
More Bad News on Electronic Health Records
By David Orentlicher During the debate over the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration and other proponents of electronic health records (EHRs) cited a RAND study projecting cost-savings of $80 billion a year from EHRs.…
More Bad News on Electronic Health Records
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Health Care Reform
Will ACA Create a Doctor Shortage–And If So, What Should We Do About It?
By Jennifer S. Bard Being in my native land of Connecticut reminds me that Mark Twain is famously, if inaccurately, quoted as saying that everyone talks about the weather but no one ever does anything…
Will ACA Create a Doctor Shortage–And If So, What Should We Do About It?