While out-of-pocket drug costs have been rising for decades, there are often ways to get meds at more affordable prices — most people just don’t […]
The Philadelphia region is a medical mecca, with world-renowned hospitals, medical schools, clinics and surgical centers. We’re proud to present our latest Top Doctors list, with 2,642 physicians […]
We were shocked at the discrepancies we found when we asked some random local pharmacies how much four often-prescribed drugs cost for a one-month supply […]
Sky-high prices. Confusing co-pays. Maddening bureaucracy. Why is our pharmaceutical system such an impenetrable mess? We took a deep dive into the world of prescription drug […]
I was at the end of the long table in the conference room when I realized the drugs had become a problem. As I tried […]
The Migration Policy Institute estimates that 27 percent of the approximately 850,000 practicing physicians and surgeons in the United States are foreign-born. I am part […]
This is an extraordinary time for female athletes, especially in the United States. Serena Williams — arguably the greatest American athlete of all time — […]
I traveled to Philadelphia in 2002 for a United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) consensus conference to discuss the state of the national kidney allocation […]
I told my patient today that I think she’s going to die. Not because she has any one terminal illness, but because she’s the prototype […]
I was a brand-new doctor, in my first week of residency after med school, working overnight in the ICU. I called home to check on […]
A Good Death What our patients really need is honesty. By Mary Kraemer, Temple University Hospital Read more » On Mistakes Everybody makes them. For us, […]
I am a physician, and I make mistakes. It’s scary. What’s scarier at this moment, though, is what you might think of me for my […]
Late last year, the #MeToo campaign was all over the Internet as women across the country shared their stories of sexual harassment. It flooded social […]
At the core of anyone’s journey to become more authentic is the desire for genuine self-expression, the need to remove a facade worn to placate […]
As director of the Nemours pediatric refugee clinics in Philadelphia and Wilmington, I’ve been privileged to welcome more than 750 refugee children and their families […]
