What Kind of Life Are We Saving?
August 7, 2020
Bernard-Henri Lévy— The only debate that has truly engaged Europe and the United States is the one about the comparative vices and virtues of the Korean and Chinese, Thai or… READ MORE
Tag: health care
Racial Health Disparities in America
June 29, 2020
Michelle A. Gourdine— In 2012, Trayvon Martin, a seventeen-year-old boy dressed in a hoodie, carrying a bag of Skittles and iced tea while walking through a neighborhood where he “didn’t… READ MORE
Nature’s Remedies: The Environmental Impact of Chinese Medicine in the Global Medical Marketplace
November 25, 2019
Tamara Venit Shelton— Nearly three years ago, on January 18, 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the World Health Organization and presented a traditional bronze statue used to identify acupuncture… READ MORE
The Health Care Debate and the Perils of Medicine for Profit
November 20, 2019
Frank M. Snowden— Health care is key in the forthcoming US election, with polls indicating that the American people regard the issue—in tandem with the economy—as their top priority. Voters are… READ MORE
What Got Antivaxxers to Vax in New York City
November 14, 2019
Richard Robb— In fall 2018, measles returned to New York City. It was hardly surprising, given the alarmingly widespread resistance to vaccination. According to a recent survey, 2% of Americans believe… READ MORE
It’s Better Hearing and Speech Month Again
May 9, 2016
John M. Burkey— May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. You may have heard this before. Then again, you may have focused on May being arthritis awareness month, get caught… READ MORE
Hearing Loss and the Big Book of Worms
July 5, 2015
John M. Burkey— A quick glance across the room drew my attention to the “Big Book of Worms.” Not surprisingly, this wasn’t the correct title to the brightly colored children’s… READ MORE
The Story behind the Hearing-Loss Guide
May 5, 2015
John M. Burkey— Good patient care requires careful listening. Sometimes this listening is not so difficult, however, as knowing what to do about what is heard. This story began several years… READ MORE
The Bad News about Hearing Loss
April 4, 2015
John M. Burkey— Greetings from the “bad news room.” This is how a physician I worked with described my office because one of my roles as senior audiologist in our… READ MORE
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