Medical Racism

Medical Racism

Few of us realize that racism is man’s gravest threat to man, the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason, the maximum of cruelty for a minimum of thinking. [1] — Abraham Joshua Heschel One day a patient was admitted to me through the emergency room of the Dallas...
Caveats of CMS Medicare Announcement

Caveats of CMS Medicare Announcement

Big step for acupuncture at CMS The headline in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services announcement captures both the breakthrough, and its limits: “CMS finalizes decision to cover Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain for Medicare beneficiaries.”...