Healthcare Musings For June 21, 2024

Healthcare Musings For June 21, 2024

June 21, 2024 Dear Interested Readers,   Reflecting On The Real Significance of Juneteenth   Our newest national holiday, Juneteenth, was celebrated this past Wednesday, June 19th. It was well publicized, but my assumption is that for many Americans the day...
Healthcare Musings For March 24, 2023

Healthcare Musings For March 24, 2023

March 24, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   “Woke” Healthcare: Implicit Racism, DEI, ESG, Biases, Intersectionality, and Duality in Healthcare   I don’t know if you noticed it or not, but some politicians who seek to gain political advantage on the right tried...
Healthcare Musings For February 17, 2023

Healthcare Musings For February 17, 2023

February 17, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   Contemplating the Social Determinants of Health During Black History Month   It’s February, and that means it is “Black History Month.” As I thought about how important it is for all Americans to recognize the...
Healthcare Musings For June 17, 2022

Healthcare Musings For June 17, 2022

June 17, 2022 Dear Interested Readers,   Thinking About About Race And Healthcare Disparities   A good friend here in New London was a successful Hollywood screenwriter. In retirement, he enjoys substitute teaching at our local middle school where he also...
Healthcare Musings For August 27, 2021

Healthcare Musings For August 27, 2021

  August 27, 2021 Dear Interested Readers,   Structural Racism In Medicine   On Monday I found the August 26 edition of The New England Journal in my mail. As usual, I read the table of contents while standing in the post office in front of my mailbox....