Isobel Rosenthal

May 3, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Marc Braunstein |Daniel Arteaga |Isobel Rosenthal |Irene Mathieu |Irène P. Mathieu

Today is the day I live for as a hematology/oncology fellowship program director. There are balloons filled on stage, dinner buffet stations brewing in the back of the conference room, and fellows entering with their proud families in tow for the graduation ceremony. On average, our graduating fellows have completed 14 years of education and training since high school and are finally about to enter the workforce as full-fledged oncologists.

Apr 12, 2024 | baltimoresun.com | Isobel Rosenthal |Amir Levine

Public alarm about social media and its effects on teens has escalated in the last year, with many issuing well-taken warnings about a mental health crisis among youth. School systems throughout Maryland have joined a nationwide class action lawsuit against social media, accusing them of targeting teens. The negative effects of social media on mental health have been documented in numerous scientific studies.

Nov 10, 2023 | kevinmd.com | M. Bennet Broner |Daniel Arteaga |Isobel Rosenthal |Cole Edmonson

Regressive legislators in a Southwestern state discovered that doctoral-level nursing students, future nurse practitioners at the state university, were receiving education in human sexuality. As watchdogs of public morality, and with a conviction that these students were being educated to “groom” children to become transgender individuals, they did not pause to verify the information, review course materials, or speak with the instructors.

Oct 18, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Adithya Sivakumar |Daniel Arteaga |Isobel Rosenthal |Michael O. Fine

On October 7, Hamas, a terrorist group, launched an unprecedented assault against Israeli civilians. Thousands have been confirmed killed, while hundreds have been taken hostage. Israel has retaliated by pounding Gaza with rockets, killing thousands more Palestinian civilians. This is the most severe escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in decades. The death toll continues to rise, with civilians dying every day and Gaza under siege.

Sep 14, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Daniel Arteaga |Isobel Rosenthal |Nathaniel Fleming |Nandini Erodula

The major implications of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, overturning Roe v. Wade, have centered on state-based rulings to remove a person’s right to abortion, thus preventing clinicians from supplying lifesaving health care and undermining an individual’s autonomy over their body. Further, as states eliminate this essential option in providing reproductive care, another important damaging impact of the Dobbs decision is beginning to be recognized.