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Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH

Prasad on the latest news, studies, and trends in healthcare and public health

Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH
In the Story of Our Practice, We're Always the Hero

When is it right to challenge our medical colleagues?

December 14, 2021
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Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH
But the Cancer Was 'Indolent'

Tread carefully when offering patients an optimistic outlook

December 7, 2021
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Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH
Was This Really Our Best Attempt at Step 1 Exam Reform?

Shifting to a pass/fail system has unintended consequences

November 23, 2021
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Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH
When We're All Responsible for a Patient's Death, No One Is

Doctors increasingly fail to take ownership of their decisions

November 16, 2021
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Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH
Reversal, Replacement, and Reassessment in Medicine

Three ways medical science progresses and what this has to do with aspirin

October 27, 2021
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Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH
Tread Carefully in Choosing the Next FDA Leader

The potential re-appointment of Robert Califf as commissioner is cause for concern

October 19, 2021
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Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH
What Happens When All the Great Doctors Are Gone?

In commemoration of the late Elihu (Eli) Estey, MD

October 13, 2021
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Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH
Accept It: COVID Will Be an Endemic Virus

Everyone will meet with the virus eventually, but doing so safely (while vaccinated) is key

September 22, 2021
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Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH
Vaccine Tribalism Is Poisoning Progress on COVID Science

It fails to promote safety or fight misinformation

September 15, 2021
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Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH
Seven Cognitive Distortions Poisoning COVID Debates

Our society is more and more incapable of debating real issues

August 17, 2021
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Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH
Do 'Robots' Offer Any Clear Surgical Advantage?

Review says no, and Vinay Prasad believes it's a sobering reflection on medical technology

June 28, 2021
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Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH
The FDA Is Failing the American People

The agency's recent decision to approve aducanumab offers more evidence of a broken system

June 16, 2021
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Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH
Breast Cancer Screening During COVID Reveals Inequities

Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, discusses new findings and his takeaway

May 25, 2021
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Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH
Op-Ed: Will the Real COVID Experts Please Stand Up?

A core set of principles separate those who make good and bad policy decisions

May 18, 2021
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