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A Physician Travels to South Asia Seeking Enduring Lessons From the Eradication of Smallpox

Smallpox was certified eradicated in 1980, but I first learned about the disease’s twisty, storied history in 1996 while interning at the World Health...

‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes

In 2023, Sheldon Ekirch was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy, which makes her limbs and muscles feel as if they’re on fire. Specialists recommended a series of infusions to ease her pain, but her insurer refused to pay for the expensive treatment, which it says is “not considered medically necessary.”

Science Has No Borders – And Neither Should Human Potential

Here at the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum, held in Brooklyn—long a gateway for immigration and innovation—the gathering has become more than just a...

The Robber’s Cave May Save Us in Times of Extreme Turmoil

A classic psychology experiment from many decades ago carries the promise we may need when there’s division among us in any area.