Even in this crucial election year, we can’t ignore pandemic preparedness
Pandemic preparedness in the near term is at risk of ending not with a bang, but with a whimper. America’s attention to the risks of natural and man-made highly infectious diseases is waning, and...
View ArticleIgnore the disinformation — the US is safer with a global pandemic treaty
This week, World Health Organization (WHO) member states meeting at the World Health Assembly are widely expected to extend negotiations for a new pandemic treaty after talks collapsed last Friday....
View ArticleStories of people suffering from antimicrobial resistance need to be told
Earlier this month, Prince William publicly addressed the Royal Society about the urgent need for new measures to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). His remarks are a powerful and much needed...
View ArticleAppoint Tom Brady and Martina Navratilova as ‘health czars’ to fight the...
Many people in our nation seem to have been intimidated into ignoring or remaining silent regarding our greatest health care crisis: obesity. Realizing that, I was reminded of an incredibly worthwhile...
View ArticleBiden must resist the WHO’s power grab
The once-in-a-century COVID pandemic was fueled by China’s obstruction and obfuscation and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) mismanagement. Yet WHO has considered a pandemic treaty that does not...
View ArticleWhy the world needs a strong WHO — and an international pandemic agreement
Senate Republicans have promised to reject a much-anticipated international pandemic agreement from the World Health Organization — an agreement among WHO members that would establish a road map, and...
View ArticleI served alongside Dr. Fauci. Let’s honor him and his 50 years of advancing...
Today, Dr. Anthony Fauci is testifying on Capitol Hill for the first time since leaving public service. As the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic and our nation prepares to hear from him,...
View ArticleCongress must act now to help Americans still suffering from the legacy of...
Nearly 80 years have passed since the atomic bomb created by J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project was secretly detonated in central New Mexico. The Trinity explosion not only ushered in the...
View ArticleThe GOP’s hypocritical pro-IVF/anti-abortion catch-22
Last week, Republicans in Congress introduced the IVF Protection Act. The claimed goal is to ensure that states do not ban the “pro-woman and pro-family” in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure through...
View ArticleMisuse of opioid settlement funds repeats tobacco-era missteps
More than 107,000 people died of a drug overdose last year — enough to fill nearly every seat in the nation’s largest college football stadium at the University of Michigan. It’s a number that should...
View ArticleSix feet under: How Fauci buried public trust in ‘the experts’
Dr. Anthony Fauci became a symbol of the pandemic in the United States — loved or loathed, depending on your political leaning. But recently he’s been off the national stage, allowing the COVID-19...
View ArticleThe bird flu outbreak has spread to humans — are we too late to prevent the...
We learned on May 30 of a third human case of H5N1 infection, commonly known as bird flu, in the United States. This case was on a different farm than previous cases and presented with different...
View ArticleWhy unrestricted abortion access should be the national standard of care
As a licensed obstetrician and gynecologist, I have borne witness to the importance of abortion care more times than I can count. I’ve helped provide this life-saving health care in multiple states —...
View ArticleTexas's Title IX case is about a national abortion ban, not student attendance
A new case out of Texas, brought by Attorney General Ken Paxton for the state of Texas and joined by two University of Texas (UT) Austin professors, broadly challenges the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleThe harms of COVID panic are cautionary tales for the bird flu
Back in the summer of 2020, I warned the public loudly about the long and short-term impact of closing schools. Not only was the emerging COVID pandemic likely to spread into communities even more if...
View ArticleFinally, the Senate is striking the right notes on Medicare reimbursement
The recent Senate Committee on Finance white paper on Medicare Part B provider payment reform takes a thoughtful and measured approach. Working in a bipartisan fashion, the paper establishes their...
View Article‘AIDS amnesia’ is putting women’s lives at risk
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found decreases in HIV infections overall in the U.S., but not for women. At the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, the scientific...
View ArticleThe Pentagon is conducting cruel, unneeded experiments on dogs; it needs to stop
As a physician, researcher and dog lover — and someone who once reluctantly experimented on dogs — I believe that a new investigation of Department of Defense animal testing highlights the need for...
View ArticleCongress uses manufactured Dobbs crisis to push federal takeover of health care
Former President Obama’s chief of staff Rahm Emanuel once quipped, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” Staunch advocates of abortion rights today have taken that adage one step...
View ArticleThe COVID hearing made clear: We still have a lot to learn about pandemic...
One would never know it from watching last week’s hearings of the House Select Subcommittee House on the Coronavirus Pandemic, but there are grave, if not existential, questions about America’s...
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