It has been a long winter for many Americans. With spring right around the corner, the allure of air travel is in full bloom. Last month's survey asked readers of this newsletter about their plans to fly in the near future, their concerns traveling and what (if...
The January 2022 reader poll asked for opinions about the best ways to manage the highly transmissible variant, which now accounts for 99% of all new cases in the United States. Here are the results: My thoughts: The results of this survey align with the divided views...
Back in March 2020 at the onset of the pandemic, and again in April, I asked readers of this newsletter to quantify their concern over the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The results showed a significant increase in worry from the first month of the pandemic to the...
Throughout his presidential campaign and time in office, Joe Biden has made a lot of healthcare promises and outlined a wide variety of healthcare priorities for his administration. Anyone paying even the slightest attention to American politics knows Congress won’t...
It is common, when going to the doctor with a medical problem, to imagine the worst-case scenario playing out. Last month, leading up to Halloween, subscribers of my Monthly Musings on American Healthcare were asked what scares them most as patients. Here are the...
With the higher transmissibility of the Delta variant, the herd immunity threshold will now require an estimated at 90% of Americans to be immune to the coronavirus. And that will require nearly all kids and teenagers to be vaccinated, which leads us to the results of...
Covid-19 cases hit a six-month high in August with the most daily infections since February. At the time of this survey, the United States was once again reporting more than 100,000 new cases each day. I asked readers who they were holding MOST accountable for this...
In this survey, the third of the Fixing Healthcare franchise, we asked listeners: "Which of medicine’s cultural issues are most concerning to you?" Options were based on insights and topics from the eight guests featured on season five of the Fixing Healthcare...
Inspired by the new season of Fixing Healthcare, this survey looked at the various parts of the healthcare system in search of solutions. It asked which key players are helping the cause of fixing healthcare and which ones are standing in the way of progress. Here are...
While researching the book Uncaring, I came across a strange paradox. American doctors share the same professional culture—same norms and values that they acquire in medical school and carry throughout their careers. And yet the attitudes and actions of doctors vary...
