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The “self-fulfilling prophecy” was a term first coined by Robert Merton: “a false definition of the situation evoking a new behavior which makes the…

I’ve never really gotten into gossip publications or TV shows. I can kind of understand the appeal—the desire to live vicariously through the rumored…

You’d be forgiven for being confused about whether marijuana has medicinal qualities. On the one hand, 25 states and Washington, D.C. have legalized the…

When it became apparent that the presidential primary in Indiana was going to matter, it dawned on me that many voters might think this is the norm. For…

The Minimum Bar: Assign a Health Care RepresentativeThe Indiana Presidential Primary is rapidly approaching. On May 3, Indiana residents will have the…

Two weeks ago, the Indiana legislature passed House Bill 1337, which amends the Indiana Code and increases the regulation surrounding both abortion and…

Imagine that you get into a car accident today and you end up in the hospital, unable to make decisions for yourself. Who would make decisions for you? As…

My uncle needs a new heart. His medical history is rich in detail, but the only thing that matters to us is that he needs a heart transplant. And he’s not…

When infants are born very early - 22, 23, 24, or 25 weeks into a pregnancy rather than at the full term of 40 weeks - they face a future of extreme…

Jerry Brown recently signed legislation legalizing physician-assisted suicide for patients at the end of life. When I recently talked with the FRIENDS of…