Martha Rosenberg

1 week ago | kevinmd.com | Leah Hampson Yoke |Martha Rosenberg |Robert J. Trent

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Surgeon and author Jeffrey A. Singer discusses his article “The FDA’s outdated prescription rules are failing women and opioid users.” He argues that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s requirement for prescriptions for certain safe medications, specifically hormonal contraceptives and the opioid antidote naloxone, creates significant barriers to access and reflects outdated paternalism.

1 week ago | kevinmd.com | Julie Craig |Katya Korol |Sarah Fraser |Martha Rosenberg

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Health care executive Gavin Magaha discusses his article “Advancing drug discount programs starts with collaboration and clarity.” He outlines how the 340B drug discount program, established over 30 years ago, has not evolved with modern health care delivery, leading to complexity, poorly defined standards, compliance issues, and misaligned incentives that hinder its original intent to serve vulnerable patients.

1 week ago | kevinmd.com | Maire Daugharty |Dawn Baker |Martha Rosenberg |Michele Luckenbaugh

I read with great interest the recently published article in The New York Times by Paul Tough, who has reported on child development and education over the last twenty years. He outlines statistics, specifically the rise in diagnosis of children and adults since the 1990s, and then discusses implications, including questioning a current understanding of the disorder and its treatment.

2 weeks ago | counterpunch.org | Martha Rosenberg

The year was 1975. Actress Sally Struthers had charmed her way into America’s living rooms as Gloria Stivic Archie Bunker’s daughter on the hit sitcom All In the Family, married to “meathead.” But Struthers was known for something else. More prevalent than her appearances on All in the Family were her cloying pitches for the Christian Children’s Fund for which she was trying to use her “Family” fame.

3 weeks ago | kevinmd.com | Robert Pearl |Susan Levenstein |Martha Rosenberg |Paul Pender

When we think of cancer treatment, we often focus on the immediate goals: Shrinking tumors, stopping the spread of the disease, and ultimately aiming for a cure. What doesn’t get as much attention, but is just as important, is how cancer treatments can affect a patient’s sexual health and reproductive future. Many cancer patients, particularly younger ones, are often left in the dark about how their treatment could impact their sexual function and fertility.