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Matthew LoftusCultureEconomicsHealth & Medicine

there are reasons why poor people eat what they eat - Doctors Without Boredom

Diet and socioeconomic status are closely linked because poverty fosters a sense of nihilism about health and the future.

Matthew LoftusEthicsHealth & Medicine

when sex hurts - Doctors Without Boredom

This essay from Joy Pedrow Skarka about pain and sex says some things that need to be heard: After our wedding, riding the elevator up to our hotel room, I looked into my groom’s eyes and saw excitement. We had […]

Matthew LoftusEthicsHealth & Medicine

when sex hurts - Doctors Without Boredom

This essay from Joy Pedrow Skarka about pain and sex says some things that need to be heard: After our wedding, riding the elevator up to our hotel room, I looked into my groom’s eyes and saw excitement. We had […]

Matthew LoftusEthicsHealth & Medicine

preventing child deaths in America - Doctors Without Boredom

Thinking about how to eliminate America's child death discrepancy means asking hard questions about how we will collectively sacrifice.

Matthew LoftusEthicsHealth & Medicine

preventing child deaths in America - Doctors Without Boredom

Thinking about how to eliminate America's child death discrepancy means asking hard questions about how we will collectively sacrifice.

Matthew LoftusHealth & Medicine

experts shooting themselves in the foot with conflicts of interest - Doctors Without Boredom

People will always be skeptical of medical authorities. The authorities shouldn't make things worse by hiding potential conflicts of interest.

Matthew LoftusHealth & Medicine

experts shooting themselves in the foot with conflicts of interest - Doctors Without Boredom

People will always be skeptical of medical authorities. The authorities shouldn't make things worse by hiding potential conflicts of interest.

Matthew LoftusEthicsHealth & Medicine

questioning brain death - Doctors Without Boredom

The story of Jahi McMath illustrates how tenuous the idea of "brain death" really is.

Matthew LoftusEthicsHealth & Medicine

questioning brain death - Doctors Without Boredom

The story of Jahi McMath illustrates how tenuous the idea of "brain death" really is.

Matthew LoftusHealth & Medicine

EMRs are designed for billing, not for retaining information - Doctors Without Boredom

The dirty secret of all electronic medical records (EMRs) is this: they are not primarily designed to help doctors record, review, or share information about their patients. No, they are primarily designed to capture the data necessary to submit bills to […]

Matthew LoftusHealth & Medicine

EMRs are designed for billing, not for retaining information - Doctors Without Boredom

The dirty secret of all electronic medical records (EMRs) is this: they are not primarily designed to help doctors record, review, or share information about their patients. No, they are primarily designed to capture the data necessary to submit bills to […]

Matthew LoftusEconomicsHealth & Medicine

follow the money, asthma prevention edition - Doctors Without Boredom

We'd save money if we tried to help prevent asthma attacks rather than just treating them acutely. Why don't we?