Dr. Tom: Gratitude …
It is difficult to adequately express my gratitude to the firefighters and other first responders who saved our home from the Cranston Fire. Since...
Dr. Tom: Globalism vs. Nationalism …
The visit to Idyllwild by seven Rotarians from South Africa and Botswana last week was a great experience for all. Imagine hearing lions in...
Dr. Tom: Thank you, Idyllwild …
Do you ever get overwhelmed with gratitude, with the feeling that you must be the luckiest person in the world? Followed, of course, by...
Dr. Tom: Kitchen Table Campaign I
at I am a long-time member of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), a national nonprofit pushing for the adoption of...
Dr. Tom: A reluctant response…
I have strong beliefs, as many of you do. My goal in writing this column was to encourage cogitation, not create controversy, but, of...
Dr. Tom: Health care now, pay later
Like all of you, we are wondering when we can go to a restaurant, when we will feel safe going to the...
Dr. Tom: Healthcare in the coming election …
I have been intending to write to explain some of the nuances of a single-payer healthcare system, commonly referred as “Medicare for All.” Confusion...
Dr. Tom: A Brief History of the U.S. Government and Healthcare, Part II …
While everyone would agree that the passage of Medicare in 1965 was a landmark event in not only American healthcare but also American politics,...
Dr. Tom: Pedal away…
I have learned a lot about electric bicycles lately since I have been wrestling with my insurance company, trying to convince them that my...
Dr. Tom: Civil discourse …
I began to write this column because I learned that one-third of U.S. citizens didn’t realize that the Affordable Care Act was the same...