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The Human Race Keeps Trying to Make Itself Extinct
Nuclear war, climate change, and increasingly deadly pandemics. Will we ever again distinguish what really matters from all the self-destructive drivel around us?
Experts And Viewpoints, February 09, 2022
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Make Room for Mavericks Among Us
Maverick medicine has a valid place alongside the mainstream, but beware the physician loonies.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 12, 2022
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The Life Lessons That Elizabeth Holmes Didn't Learn
The epic failure of Theranos reminds us all of the life lessons we should have learned in kindergarten, says Dr Lundberg.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 23, 2021
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DIY Fingernail Surgery for Seborrheic Keratoses
Dr Lundberg presents long-term follow-up of his personal technique to remove these benign lesions.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 22, 2021
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Death and Dying in America
Dr George Lundberg says planning for the end of life should be a requirement and suggests that as a country, we have a long way to go.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 02, 2021
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Time for a New Letter From a Birmingham Jail
We need another massive protest movement, this one against the anti-vaxxer/anti-masker public health threat.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 19, 2021
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Leana Wen's Fight Is Our Fight
George Lundberg reviews Leana Wen's latest book.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 04, 2021
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Being a Patient Is Still Hazardous to Your Health
The patient safety movement still has its work cut out for it, says Dr Lundberg.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 28, 2021
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Biden's Real Moonshot to Prevent Cancer
Dr George Lundberg argues that we can cut cancer mortality rates by 40% with better prevention, but we shouldn't exclude the elderly.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 11, 2021
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A New Keto Diet Book's Simple Message: It's the Insulin
Nutrition science is built on faulty logic, but one investigative journalist is setting the record straight.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 29, 2021
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Defending My Right to Mask
In looking at common masking practices in Asia, Dr George Lundberg found a model for how to care for our fellow citizens here in the United States.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 01, 2021
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We're Not in It for the Cash
In 1392, Chaucer's physician used his learning to enrich himself and his apothecary. In the 21st century, is medicine a business or a profession?
Experts And Viewpoints, March 16, 2021
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How Medscape Became a Leader in Online Medical Information
Dr George Lundberg highlights Medscape's pioneering efforts in online medical publishing.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 10, 2021
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Might COVID Enable Structural Reforms?
A book published last year provides lessons that are particularly relevant for a post-COVID country.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 18, 2020
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How Many Deaths Are an Acceptable Cost of Doing Business?
Human beings have a remarkable capacity to adapt. But too much adaptation can be a killer.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 12, 2020
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Why Medscape Worked: A Look Back
At its founding, Medscape gambled that an open internet that empowered users to make their own decisions about what to read would democratize medicine. Here's why physicians bought in.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 05, 2020
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Medscape and the History of Internet Medical Ethics
Medscape was among the earliest medical sites on the Web and pioneered many innovations. George Lundberg recounts one of them: codifying internet medical ethics.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 24, 2020
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Dr Clifton Meador Offers Pearls for Practice
Dr George Lundberg reviews the latest pithy principles for physicians from a prolific author.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 23, 2020
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Recent Journal Retractions: Flawed or Fraud?
The medical community has come to expect accuracy from top medical journals, says Dr George Lundberg.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 02, 2020
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Harvey Fineberg Reviews the US Pandemic Response
Dr Harvey Fineberg outlined how to 'flatten the curve' of the pandemic in 10 weeks; so how have we done?
Experts And Viewpoints, June 17, 2020