Opinion: Market share isn’t the only metric for biosimilars’ success
Market share is often held up as the most relevant metric for the success of a biosimilar class. I believe there are other metrics, like cost savings or signs of …
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Opinion: Gender-affirming care should be embraced, not met with vitriol and bomb threats
As a pediatrician and a parent of a transgender son, I have become increasingly alarmed by the level of vitriol in the U.S. surrounding the provision of gender-affirming care to …
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Opinion: Public health agencies: learn from NASA about regaining the public’s trust
The amazing images of the Cartwheel Galaxy captured by the James Webb Space Telescope this summer, and before them the spectacular images from the Hubble telescope, have amazed and inspired …
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Opinion: Termination is the safest course for some high-risk pregnancies. Dobbs decision threatens that care
Ava was excited about her pregnancy. As her rheumatologists, we were anxious about it. Her death left a newborn without its mother, shattered a family, and may be a harbinger …
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Opinion: Listen: Polio is back in the U.S. Two physicians offer ways to fight its spread
Polio has exploded back into Americans’ consciousness after being out of the spotlight in the U.S. for half a century or so: In late summer, it paralyzed an adult in …
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Opinion: Hospital financing in black and white
During our training as doctors, we have rotated through safety-net hospitals, elite academic medical centers, and private clinics. The resources for patient care and comfort were sumptuous in some facilities, …
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Opinion: Preventive services can improve Americans’ health, but they are now on trial
Twelve years after the Affordable Care Act was enacted, it appears to be here to stay, fully integrated into the nation’s health care system, extending coverage to more than 30 …
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Opinion: FDA and USDA need to get on board with the CDC about reducing antibiotic use in raising animals for food
The overuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobials in raising farm animals for food may not be equivalent to Covid-19 and climate change as threats to human health, but it is …
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Opinion: Surgery needs a new pay model, free from incentives to do more procedures
How will my surgeon get paid? That’s a question few people ask as they think about having surgery. But it is worth asking, and the answer should factor into decision-making. …
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