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Matthew LoftusHealth & Medicine

preventing suicide with text messages - Doctors Without Boredom

This article on the work of Dr. Jerome Motto and the therapists carrying on his work today is fascinating: The most pivotal response was sent to Douglas Kreider, one of Motto’s researchers, by a study participant who lived in an […]

Matthew LoftusCultureEconomicsHealth & Medicine

"The FDA's Mango-Flavored Trolley Problem" - Doctors Without Boredom

Don’t you just love that headline? These competing concerns leave the FDA trying to thread a particularly tricky needle: How do they get these products into the hands of the people who need them, while keeping them away from people […]

Matthew LoftusCultureEconomicsHealth & Medicine

"The FDA's Mango-Flavored Trolley Problem" - Doctors Without Boredom

Don’t you just love that headline? These competing concerns leave the FDA trying to thread a particularly tricky needle: How do they get these products into the hands of the people who need them, while keeping them away from people […]

Matthew LoftusHealth & Medicine

even surgeons agree: we hate EMRs! - Doctors Without Boredom

Atul Gawande jumps on the anti-EMR bandwagon, and it’s a very satisfying read: There’s a techno-optimist view of how this story will unfold. Big technology companies are already circling to invest in IKS Health. They see an opportunity for artificial […]

Matthew LoftusHealth & Medicine

even surgeons agree: we hate EMRs! - Doctors Without Boredom

Atul Gawande jumps on the anti-EMR bandwagon, and it’s a very satisfying read: There’s a techno-optimist view of how this story will unfold. Big technology companies are already circling to invest in IKS Health. They see an opportunity for artificial […]

Matthew LoftusHealth & Medicine

better birth outcomes for black babies and their mothers - Doctors Without Boredom

There is more and more data coming out about the risk of death for black mothers and their babies in America, so I was really encouraged to read this article about using the Centering Pregnancy model of care for black […]

Matthew LoftusHealth & Medicine

better birth outcomes for black babies and their mothers - Doctors Without Boredom

There is more and more data coming out about the risk of death for black mothers and their babies in America, so I was really encouraged to read this article about using the Centering Pregnancy model of care for black […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEthicsHealth & Medicine

how bodies matter in miscarriage - Doctors Without Boredom

Tish Harrison Warren has a moving and beautiful essay at Christianity Today about her quest to honor the body of her unborn child: Our doctor wasn’t a jerk or insensitive to our grief. He was professional; we liked him. But he worked […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEthicsHealth & Medicine

how bodies matter in miscarriage - Doctors Without Boredom

Tish Harrison Warren has a moving and beautiful essay at Christianity Today about her quest to honor the body of her unborn child: Our doctor wasn’t a jerk or insensitive to our grief. He was professional; we liked him. But he worked […]

Matthew LoftusHealth & Medicine

CCHF Match - Doctors Without Boredom

I know that I have readers who are medical professionals or healthcare administrators interested in integrating their faith and work as they serve the poor… so I’m delighted to share about CCHF Match, a service that tries to do just […]

Matthew LoftusHealth & Medicine

CCHF Match - Doctors Without Boredom

I know that I have readers who are medical professionals or healthcare administrators interested in integrating their faith and work as they serve the poor… so I’m delighted to share about CCHF Match, a service that tries to do just […]

Matthew LoftusHealth & Medicine

life: quantity vs. quality - Doctors Without Boredom

This entire essay from Raymond Barfield, reviewing Barbara Ehrenreich’s Natural Causes is gold: One conclusion to draw from her book is that we do not just need better doctors: we need better patients. And we only become better patients by […]