Devorah Goldman

In May 1925, President Calvin Coolidge offered a vivid tribute to the “Hebraic mortar … of American democracy.” It should have been…

Democrats and Republicans could join forces to rein in some health systems’ abuse of their tax-exempt status.

On July 29, Dr. Vinay Prasad abruptly left his job at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); less than…

On September 15, 2025, EPPC scholars Rachel N. Morrison, Aaron Kheriaty, and Devorah Goldman submitted a public comment to the…

“There’s this very deep part of the Jewish religious tradition that understands children to be a blessing. I think Jews have deeply internalized that.”

It’s unclear so far what, if any, decisive or long-term impact Ozempic might have on American health. But the contours of the debate are revealing.

Will large-language models help or harm patients and doctors?

Most Americans will not begin adopting avelut practices in any kind of wholesale manner. But it offers insights into the human condition that may nonetheless be helpful—about the timing of the grief cycle, the need to honor the departed free from distraction, and how communities might adopt robust mourning structures to support those who are suffering.

The 21st Century Cures Act poses unintended risks to patients and physicians.

This moment, among other things, may call for something as banal as looking around, embracing and underscoring the figures and images that capture what is enduringly good about normal American life.

Barnes repeatedly emphasizes the many parents or clinic employees who had tried to sound the alarm but whose warnings were ignored by clinic authorities.

Puberty as disease and the creation of the “sexless adult”