Examining the Effect of Chronic Opioid Use on 2016 Presidential Voting Patterns
Chronic use of prescription opioids was correlated with support for the Republican candidate in the 2016 presidential election.
Chronic use of prescription opioids was correlated with support for the Republican candidate in the 2016 presidential election.
To shed further light on the study’s implications, MPR interviewed lead author Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, Ruth L. Newhouse Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Sooner or later, everyone in the healthcare field will have to think about how to approach a politically divisive conversation with a patient.
The Goldwater Rule has proven remarkably resilient and has not been seriously challenged for half a century — until now.
Recent policy discussions about DACA have centered on economic consequences, but the public health benefits have been less discussed.
Following the end of the DACA program, questions linger among undocumented medical residents and students now facing possible deportation.
There’s no reason why something as critical as making sure that our surgeons are competent should be left to chance.
The profession of medicine — and the delivery of health care in this country — should be free of the same kind of chicanery used to move goods on the open market.
“Certain states and employers relied heavily on the H-1B program, whereas others seldom, if at all, used it.”
A major complaint in healthcare systems is the number of rules that have no beneficial outcomes.