Millions of Americans need mental health care and can't get it — so should we lower the bar on who gets to provide it?
Smarter Than Two Doctors: How AI Could Change Breast Cancer Screening
19/04/2026 | 4 min
If AI can outperform two radiologists reading your mammogram, why is it still sitting on the sidelines?
The Socialized Medicine We Already Have — And It Works
12/04/2026 | 5 min
We've spent decades arguing about whether government-run healthcare could ever work in America — but one system has been quietly proving it can. The answer might surprise you.
What Happened to Him? Why We Get Trauma—and Care—So Wrong
04/04/2026 | 5 min
Our healthcare system often punishes behavior it doesn’t understand—and trauma is at the center of that misunderstanding.
Cruel Irony of Medical Expertise
27/03/2026 | 5 min
If you've ever left a doctor's office nodding along and then lain awake at 3 am realizing you understood almost nothing — this might be for you.
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