Nuriel Moghavem
Nuriel Moghavem is a medical student.
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Policy
I’m a member of the 25,000-strong medical school graduating class of Obamacare. We were pre-med college students during the debate over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and began medical school during its implementation. We put ourselves into deep debt and…
I’m a member of the 25,000-strong medical school graduating class of Obamacare.
We were pre-med college students during the debate over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and began medical school during its implementation. We put ourselves into deep debt and studied late into the night with the promise that we would practice medicine in a system that promoted insurance coverage, reduced medical bankruptcy, and incentivized high-quality care.
Increasingly, we see that promise …
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The Obamacare generation of physicians is ready to fight for patients
Education
I knew that friendly Mr. S on our hospice unit had been a decorated World War II hero, having fought for the United States on the Italian front lines in 1944. I knew that a grenade had exploded right next…
I knew that friendly Mr. S on our hospice unit had been a decorated World War II hero, having fought for the United States on the Italian front lines in 1944. I knew that a grenade had exploded right next to him four weeks into combat, sending him to the hospital for months with terrible shrapnel injuries. I also knew that he wished …
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Being an American patriot means promoting tolerance even in the face of crisis
Physicians
Guantanamo detainees on a hunger strike are now being strapped into chairs and gagged as doctors push a feeding tube through their nose into the back of their throat and into their stomach as often as twice a day. It’s…
Guantanamo detainees on a hunger strike are now being strapped into chairs and gagged as doctors push a feeding tube through their nose into the back of their throat and into their stomach as often as twice a day. It’s a disturbing new practice, but one we must examine in full as we consider whether Guantanamo reflects American values.
Anyone who has had a nasogastric tube placed through their throat …
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Guantanamo: End forced nasogastric tube gagging
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