Mark Twain was half in love with her and called her “the most interesting woman that ever lived, and the most exciting.” Who was she? She was Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910), a healer, public speaker, businesswoman and author whom the Atlantic Monthly called one of the “100 Most Influential Americans […]
Thom Nickels: It’s like pulling teeth
Adventures in dentistry in Philadelphia.
By Thom Nickels
Frank Speidel: Throughout Pennsylvania and our republic, health care is withering
Healthcare costs more and Medicare and Medicaid pay less — is it any wonder hospitals are losing money?
By Frank Speidel, MD
Why I can see: three men’s places in the history of cataract surgery
Philadelphia’s Wills Eye Hospital played a pioneering role in the development of the now-common procedure.
By Richard Koenig
Richard Koenig: Beating Warp Speed — plug-and-play Covid vaccines zip past regulators
As the pandemic wanes still further, “emergency” authorizations only become easier.
By Richard Koenig
Sen. Mike Regan: Legalization of adult-use marijuana is inevitable
It’s time for Pennsylvania to legalize adult-use marijuana, and in doing so improve the safety, state, and opportunities of our neighborhoods. Change is coming – let’s leverage it for good.
By Sen. Mike Regan
Medicine is getting major injections of woke ideology
Critical race theory and other tenets of woke ideology have permeated medicine and health care. Schools, journals, centers, and physicians are taking up arms, having declared racism a “public health crisis.”
By John Murawski