I’m petrified. As a woman, as a physician, as a public health professional, as a proponent of reproductive justice, as a scientist, as someone […]
Category: Healthcare
It’s Complicated, but Vital
I grew up during an era when parents raised their children to leave home, with the expectation that we would not return to our childhood […]
Why preservation of the Affordable Care Act should matter to you
Were you born female? If so, are you at risk of pregnancy? Do you want to conceive, or alternatively, do you need birth control? Do […]
Dr. Bornstein, Dr. Flynn, and Dr. Shively discuss the ACA and Healthcare Delivery System Reform
Cost, access, and the war on healthcare. Listen now and learn more about the problems facing our corrent healthcare delivery system and what’s at stake […]
The irony of it
Well, I’ve tried. I’ve really tried not to comment. In the 3 short days between the President’s announcement that he tested positive for the corona […]
I am sorry
I would like to apologize. In Jewish tradition, the time between Rosh Hashana, the New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is […]
The dreaded doctor’s visit
Even I don’t like to go to the gynecologist. Sometimes, my patients would volunteer the idea that since I was a gynecologist, maybe I didn’t […]
Trust
I think that the highest compliment that a patient has ever paid me was “I trust you.” Jane* is 54 and stopped having periods […]