Sins of CommissionStanding in the lobby of Trump Tower on January 10, 2017, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was asked about his just-concluded meeting with then…Jul 6Jul 6
What Can a Salvador Dali Painting Tell Us About Health Communications?At the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, there is a remarkable painting, titled The Sacrament of the Last Supper, by Salvador…Apr 17Apr 17
How Good are COVID Test Instructions?During the week of May 27, 2023 the U. S. recorded 653 deaths and 7,710 new hospitalizations due to COVID. [1] The disease is still here…Jul 2, 2023Jul 2, 2023
A New Prescription for Patient InformationThis is a bottle of the prescription cholesterol-lowering drug rosuvastatin (generic Crestor) as delivered by a pharmacy, highlighting the…Mar 28, 2023Mar 28, 2023
Unimaginable Tragedy — Uncommon OpportunityUntil recently, the U. S.’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was only allowed to respond to disasters by replacing damaged…Dec 8, 2022Dec 8, 2022
Sticker Shock!After receiving my first COVID shot here in Washington, DC, I was given a small slip of paper containing a URL to sign up for my second…Mar 4, 2021Mar 4, 2021
Four Suggestions to Rehabilitate the CDC’s ReputationDuring the pandemic and under this administration, the CDC’s reputation has been stained and its scientific and medical authority has been…Feb 3, 2021Feb 3, 2021
Rebuilding Far Beyond Just Public HealthAs the number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic exceeds 186,000 in the US and tops 868,000 worldwide [ 1 ], here is a profoundly…Sep 4, 2020Sep 4, 2020