Ariane Marie-Mitchell is a preventive medicine physician.

Why U.S. health care outcomes lag behind other nations

Physician
December 27, 2025

The news headlines and the online chatter are full of chest-thumping claims from both political parties about saving democracy, scandalous finger-pointing at the other guys, battles over sound bites, and circus antics to grab the attention of the media. It is easy to get distracted by all the political drama and lose sight of important facts.

When it comes to health outcomes, the U.S. is leading the world in the amount …

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Why U.S. health care outcomes lag behind other nations

Adverse childhood experiences: Can government policy reduce trauma?

Conditions
October 23, 2022

One of the most radical implications of the literature on early childhood trauma is that abuse needs to be eliminated from all of our relationships: our families, teachers, colleagues, and government. When government leaders create a new policy, they can proceed in a way that disempowers constituents, or they can proceed in a way that fosters dialogue and shared decision-making. Ironically, the development and implementation of California’s policy …

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Adverse childhood experiences: Can government policy reduce trauma?