Policy and Practice - Medika Life

Graduating medical school students traditionally swear allegiance to the Hippocratic Oath, which they assume mandates that they “first do no harm,” but it is dated and now coming under fire.

The Role Health PLAYED in the Election

Medika Life - October 16, 2024

This is not a “health care election,” except, of course, for the impact abortion will have on voting and turnout, whatever the outcome on November 5. But health care has played a role in the campaign and the election in the following significant ways.

Hospital Managers, Medical Decisions, and Patients’ Need to Know

Pat Farrell PhD - July 9, 2024

Medical decisions are being made not only by insurance companies but also by hospital managers and algorithms, and concern for patient care continues to grow.

If Our Children’s Fear Doesn’t Move Us to Act, What Will?

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - August 29, 2025

Twenty-five months ago, I wrote for Medika Life after yet another school shooting shook the nation. My plea then was simple but searing: let...

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Old Medical Oath Needs Refresh From the Original Hippocratic Version

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