Opinion
- Author:
- Kevin T. Powell, MD, PhD
Publish date: April 17, 2024
A major problem currently facing medicine is the public’s trust in expertise.
Opinion
- Author:
- Kevin T. Powell, MD, PhD
Publish date: February 14, 2023
The increase in life expectancy over the 20th century was primarily due to public health measures rather than the small contributions of medical ca...
News
- Author:
- Kevin T. Powell, MD, PhD
Publish date: December 12, 2022
I have long considered myself a navigator of ethical slippery slopes because that is where the suffering people are.
Opinion
- Author:
- Kevin T. Powell, MD, PhD
Publish date: August 17, 2022
Part of solving complex problems is allowing all stakeholders’ voices to be heard.
Opinion
- Author:
- Kevin T. Powell, MD, PhD
Publish date: May 19, 2022
My advice is to focus on the values, goals, and pathways you share with colleagues rather than using political or social differences to prejudice y...
Opinion
- Author:
- Kevin T. Powell, MD, PhD
Publish date: March 21, 2022
My recommendation would be that pediatrics do one-third as much research but do that research three times better and get it right.
Opinion
- Author:
- Kevin T. Powell, MD, PhD
Publish date: January 12, 2022
It takes more time to learn the art of counseling parents, listening to their concerns, and earning their trust. That art is practiced in face-to-f...
Opinion
- Author:
- Kevin T. Powell, MD, PhD
Publish date: November 10, 2021
One should have the courage to seek change, but beware of creating large divisions with small majorities.
Opinion
- Author:
- Kevin T. Powell, MD, PhD
Publish date: September 16, 2021
Even when a consensus on best practice is hard to establish, damage can be mitigated by creating consequences for promoting aberrant care.
Opinion
- Author:
- Kevin T. Powell, MD, PhD
Publish date: July 15, 2021
A medical institution is an excellent organization for determining the risks and benefits of vaccination.
Opinion
- Author:
- Kevin T. Powell, MD, PhD
Publish date: May 14, 2021
India is in a crisis as the burden of COVID-19 has collapsed parts of the health care system.
Opinion
- Author:
- Kevin T. Powell, MD, PhD
Publish date: March 18, 2021
My recommendation, biased by my experience, is to trust the CDC.
Opinion
- Author:
- Kevin T. Powell, MD, PhD
Publish date: January 13, 2021
Medical ethics for 50 years has emphasized replacing paternalism with autonomy, but it has not adequately promoted communitarian virtues, self-regu...
Opinion
- Author:
- Kevin T. Powell, MD, PhD
Publish date: September 16, 2020
Dr. Powell muses over what traits make a a good physician.
Opinion
- Author:
- Kevin T. Powell, MD, PhD
Publish date: July 14, 2020
We still can’t reliably say how much protection a cloth mask provides.
