Every country in the world is battling the rising cost of health care. No community anywhere has demonstrably lowered its health-care costs (not just... →
Atul Gawande
No one teaches you how to think about money in medical school or residency. Yet, from the moment you start practicing, you must think about it. You... →
Oliver Sacks remains my hero to this day. He was one of the first medical writers I read. The other was Lewis Thomas, who is no longer alive but is... →
People say that the most expensive piece of medical equipment is the doctor's pen. It's not that we make all the money. It's that we... →
Hunger, inadequate medical care, poor housing, and inferior schools are enemies of the sense of wonder. It is easier and less expensive in the long... →
Margaret Geller
Enclosed by a sand berm four miles around and 160 feet high, the Baghdad Nuclear Research Facility entombs what remains of reactors bombed by Israel... →
Barton Gellman
Iraq has the most extensive petrochemical industry in the Middle East and a wealth of vaccine factories, single-cell protein research labs, medical... →
Without true medical liability reform, our doctors will continue to leave, and young doctors coming out of medical school $100,000 to $200,000 in... →
Jim Gerlach
Long gone are the days when hospital stays and surgeries made up the bulk of seniors' annual medical expenses.
I met my husband, Jacob, in medical school. We married and went to live in Hawaii where his family lived. It was very beautiful, but I wasn't... →
Tess Gerritsen