Commentary by Bani Chander MD, PGY-3. Reviewed by Antonella Surbone MD PhD FACP, Ethics Section Editor.
On May 21, 2008, president George W. Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) into effect. After 13 years …
Category: Healthcare Policy
Clinical Correlations
Ethical Responsbilities After GINA
Commentary by Antonella Surbone, MD PhD FACP, Ethics Section Editor
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), passed by the US Congress on May 1st 2008, protects individuals against discrimination by health insurers and employers on the basis of genetic information.(1-4) Genetic information refers to genetic tests of a person’s or a …
Plans for Healthcare Reform, by People Not Running for President
October 24, 2008
Commentary by Zackary Berger MD PhD, PGY-3, Health Care Policy Section Editor
Even in the midst of the presidential campaign, we should remember that there are a number of health care plans other than …
Election ’08: Science Research and Biomedical Issues
October 15, 2008
Commentary by Andrew McKinstry MD PGY-1
Reviewed by Albert B. Knapp MD, FACP, NYU Clinical Professor of Medicine
Biomedical and basic science research are the undisputed driving forces that will shape the future of medicine …
Healthcare and the US Presidential campaign: a defining moment
October 2, 2008
Commentary by Albert B. Knapp MD, FACP, PC, NYU Clinical Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology)
The American people are facing a transformational election this November 4th. Many important issues including the focus of our Foreign Policy, …
More Health Care Is Not Better
July 16, 2008
Surprising results from the Datmouth Atlas of Health Care
Commentary by Zackary Berger MD PhD, PGY-3, Health Care Policy Section Editor
What explains the large variation in health care costs across the country? You …
Pharmaceutical industry marketing to physicians: what’s the big deal?
June 4, 2008
Commentary by Jatin Roper, MD, PGY3, NYU Internal Medicine and Nitin Roper, MSIII, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Pharmaceutical companies play a vital role in improving the public health through drug discovery. These …
Riegel v. Medtronic: Vaccination Against Medical Device Liability?
May 24, 2008
Commentary by Sandeep Mangalmurti MD, JD PGY-2
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Riegel v. Medtronic [1] the first of a series of cases that may …