Dr. Richard Feldman: Medicine saw many wins, some losses this session
Senate Bill 4 … infuses $225 million over the biennium for local health department infrastructure and provision of health programs.
Dr. Richard Feldman
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Dr. Richard Feldman: We should allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control
Unplanned/unintended pregnancies are related to increased maternal and infant mortality.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Patients deserve transparency from providers
Confusion is prevalent because disclosure of the type of health professional performing the service is not always clear.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Nurse practitioners are not the same as physicians
Physicians value their APRN colleagues but have long believed they should be part of a health care team led by a physician.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Like alcohol, legalizing marijuana is inevitable
If legalization is unfeasible, at least decriminalize marijuana.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Increasing the cigarette tax will improve health
It is well known from multiple authoritative sources that increasing the cigarette tax is probably the most effective single strategy for reducing smoking rates.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Public health report focuses on fundamental principles
The commission issued a good report, but it contains nothing really innovative or cutting-edge; Indiana is not ready for that.
Dr. Richard Feldman: We are living in a ‘post-truth’ era
Public debate is increasingly driven by what people want or expediently claim to be true rather than what is verifiably true.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Abortion legislation is most consequential in memory
Non-physicians … will second-guess and challenge physicians who are acting in a responsible, evidenced-based, good-faith manner.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Cases are on the rise, and an update vaccine is needed
At this point, we can’t expect unvaccinated Americans to ever roll up their sleeve. They’ve made their decision.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Proposed rules on cigarettes would improve health
The tobacco industry has aggressively marketed menthol cigarettes (like Newport and Kool) to minority groups.
Drs. Richard Feldman and David Blank: Congress must move beyond talking points
should put partisanship aside and tackle gun violence through federally funded research coordinated by a broadly represented public-private task force.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Immunization moves us toward endemic phase
The pandemic is not over yet. We should act more like it.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Schools should join Juul suit to recoup expenses
The company deliberately and methodically deployed a multifaceted plan to addict a generation of adolescents to nicotine.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Legislature makes good–and bad–health policy
SB 382 lowers the taxation on closed vaping products and on other smokeless tobacco products. Absolutely reprehensible.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Comfort model treats drug-addicted newborns best
Babies rarely need morphine.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Tobacco products need to be taxed equitably
“Tax equality would minimize shifts in use to cheaper products, especially among children.”
Dr. Richard Feldman: Let’s be clear about who is providing health care
Marketing and advertising materials for medical services should clearly and prominently disclose the provider’s license type (physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, chiropractor, optometrist, dentist, podiatrist, etc.).
Dr. Richard Feldman: Can the state’s COVID data be trusted? Most definitely.
Attorney General Todd Rokita’s words are harmful, irresponsible and unconscionable.
Dr. Richard Feldman: COVID is a public-health battle, not a cultural one
Individual liberties are never absolute, always balanced with the common good.