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Docs Run: A New Initiative from DFA!
Most physicians probably feel like broken records every time they tell a patient to “Make sure to eat healthy and get daily exercise.” In my brief time thus far in…
Read PostThanksgiving and Busting 10 Top Myths on Health Reform
Dear Members of the Doctors for America Family, Gratitude is good for our mental health, making Thanksgiving one of the healthiest holidays (for our minds!), as we gather with family…
Read PostDaily Meditations on Healthcare
One year ago this week, Doctors for America launched Progress Notes, the blog devoted to doctors discussing problems and solutions in access, affordability, and quality of health care in America.…
Read PostReflections: A Year of Doctors Advocating for Patients
“If I weren’t doing advocacy, I might not still be practicing medicine.” — Doctors for America member This week we celebrate the one-year anniversary of Progress Notes, a blog born out…
Read PostDocs v. Glocks – Florida’s Gag Rule on Doctors
“We take our children to pediatricians for medical care — not moral judgment, not privacy intrusions”. This quote by an NRA lobbyist troubles me. The statement reveals degradation in a…
Read PostThe Nation Shifts Focus to Prevention
If you’ve ever wondered how your voice is heard by Doctors for America and amplified in our democracy—here’s how. When we were appointed to the President’s Prevention and Public Health…
Read PostAt DFA Conference, We All Share a Deep Sense of Purpose
As I leave Washington, DC on this overcast evening, I’m struck by the sense of hope that fills me. Seeing the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery…
Read PostChildren’s Health Gets a Boost With Reform
“A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.” Mahatma Ghandi “If our American way of life fails the child, it fails us all.” Pearl S. Buck Most…
Read PostYour Mom!… And How Health Reform Helps Her Out
Back in medical school, my classmates and I were frequently treated to a very popular, pithy obstetrician who would give OB-GYN lectures and serve as preceptor during our clinical rotations.…
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