San Francisco’s Missed Opportunity to Pass Anti-Obesity Soda Tax
What is puzzling is why the authors of Proposition E chose to have the tax proceeds go to a special fund rather than to the general fund, thus requiring a…
Spread of Ebola, Like AIDS, Can Be Brought Under Control
My 19-year old son died of AIDS back in the early days of the AIDS pandemic. The hysteria surrounding the Ebola crisis reminds me somewhat of the hysteria in the…
Latino Healthcare Coverage Improves Under Obamacare
The Patient Protection Act and the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) seems to be working. Admittedly, this is not a universal view. But as of September 18, 2014, 7.3 million are…
Willful Ignorance – When Not Asking the Right Questions Can Kill You
When confronted with a breast cancer diagnosis, it is important to ask your doctor about treatment efficacy, as well as to understand whether your doctor's treatment recommendation is motivated by…
San Francisco Poised to Implement Laura’s Law
The Board of Supervisors appears poised to finally implement Laura's Law in San Francisco at a meeting tentatively set for July 8. Supervisor David Campos, a long-time opponent of involuntary…
Keeping Firearms from the Mentally Ill
The Obama administration announced January 3 executive actions intended to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is…
Youth and Beauty are not Synonyms
If you were a fan of George Carlin, you will recall his take on aging as we travel through each decade and how we change our answer to the question,…