The development of a COVID vaccine is one of the most closely watched human experiments in modern medical history. A defining moment shaped by global coordination, federal and private funding and will. I've been thinking how this has played out. Here are a few thoughts on what we might take from the speedy creation of the COVID vaccine. What has been ... Continue Reading about COVID Vaccine – 4 Lessons from Speedy Development
Joe Biden, Section 230 and the Future of Communication
As the country moves from Joe Biden as the anti-Trump option to Joe Biden as leader of the free world, I’ve been thinking about how things might change in medicine, media and technology under his administration. I want to drill down on this idea of censorship and content moderation which became a thing during the 2020 election. It’s become normalized on some ... Continue Reading about Joe Biden, Section 230 and the Future of Communication
John Snow Memo v. Great Barrington – The Johns Hopkins Debate
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health held a debate on October 30, 2020. Locking Down or Opening Up? A Debate on the Best Path Through the Pandemic - Discussing the John Snow Memo and the Great Barrington Declaration. The debate was part of a series that draws researchers from Johns Hopkins and around the country to learn more about emerging approaches to ... Continue Reading about John Snow Memo v. Great Barrington – The Johns Hopkins Debate
Why We Can’t See COVID as a Wicked Problem
I have been thinking about concept of the wicked problem and how it could explain our debate and deep division over COVID’s public health management. What’s a wicked problem? Proposed by University of California professors W.J. Rittel and Melvin M. Webber in a 1973 article in Policy Sciences journal, a wicked problem describes a problem that is difficult ... Continue Reading about Why We Can’t See COVID as a Wicked Problem
Great Barrington Declaration and What It Says About Us
The latest political battle over COVID has taken the form of two dueling petitions: The Great Barrington Declaration and the the John Snow Memorandum. Their conception reflect the dangerously polarized state of COVID-19. But despite dividing the world further into predictable sides, the petitions create the opportunity for a conversation about trade-off and common ... Continue Reading about Great Barrington Declaration and What It Says About Us
Cures Act Final Rule – How It Will Change Medicine
The ONC Cures Act Final Rule (Cures Rule) is the biggest health care law you’ve never heard of. But it’s a law that's going to fundamentally shift the way we see patients and their information. It will change how physicians talk to patients about information. It will shift the way health professionals connect patients to their information. So what is it and what does ... Continue Reading about Cures Act Final Rule – How It Will Change Medicine