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Peter Lipson

Internist, dad, husband, sometimes-writer, and damned good canoeist. He/him.

Hospitals and Insurers Don't Get It

Apr 7, 2026

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3 min read

Hospitals and Insurers Don't Get It

Patients have little choice

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
We Were Killing Black Kidney Patients

Apr 2, 2026

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4 min read

We Were Killing Black Kidney Patients

But simple policy changes are saving lives

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
Should I Get IVs In Strip Malls?

Mar 28, 2026

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5 min read

Should I Get IVs In Strip Malls?

Absolutely not, and here's why

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
A Failure Of Medical Ethics

Mar 21, 2026

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7 min read

A Failure Of Medical Ethics

Doctors must act in the interest of their patients, even when they disagree

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
Respect Costs You Nothing

Mar 19, 2026

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5 min read

Respect Costs You Nothing

It's free, so spread it around

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
Finding Joy Amidst The Unbearable

Mar 15, 2026

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6 min read

Finding Joy Amidst The Unbearable

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
What Is Medicine, Part II

Mar 10, 2026

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8 min read

What Is Medicine, Part II

And why functional medicine isn't the real thing

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
What Is A Doctor

Mar 5, 2026

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6 min read

What Is A Doctor

What makes someone a "real" doctor?

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
I Get Questions: Part 1?

Mar 1, 2026

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6 min read

I Get Questions: Part 1?

Women's health

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
Good Medicine, Bad Medicine

Feb 26, 2026

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6 min read

Good Medicine, Bad Medicine

Some comments on telehealth

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
Do Your Research

Feb 24, 2026

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7 min read

Do Your Research

I'm not afraid of Dr Google

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
What Doesn't Kill Us...

Feb 23, 2026

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5 min read

What Doesn't Kill Us...

...simply doesn't kill us.

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
Learn Rules To Break Rules

Feb 22, 2026

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4 min read

Learn Rules To Break Rules

How teachers continue to influence you even decades later

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
What Have We Done?

Feb 21, 2026

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6 min read

What Have We Done?

Rants On Expertise And Bad Choices

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
Our Public Health System Under Attack

Aug 9, 2025

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5 min read

Our Public Health System Under Attack

Gunfire at the CDC is only one battle in the war

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
Public Health At A Crossroads

Jun 15, 2025

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7 min read

Public Health At A Crossroads

If we don't act now to save our public health system, we will pay with lives

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
Recognizing Increasing Health Threats From Climate Change

Jun 5, 2025

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7 min read

Recognizing Increasing Health Threats From Climate Change

If you doubt it, look out your window

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
Trump's FDA Commissioner: Stop Taking Insulin And Learn To Cook

May 26, 2025

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7 min read

Trump's FDA Commissioner: Stop Taking Insulin And Learn To Cook

In his own words Marty Makary condemns diabetics to a grim, painful death

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
Why You Should Get Your Covid Shots Every Year

May 23, 2025

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5 min read

Why You Should Get Your Covid Shots Every Year

And every 6 months for high risk folks

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
Blood Tests For Cancer

May 18, 2025

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5 min read

Blood Tests For Cancer

Should I get one?

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
A Different Mothers' Day

May 13, 2025

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4 min read

A Different Mothers' Day

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
Great News About A Terrible Disease

May 12, 2025

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5 min read

Great News About A Terrible Disease

We are getting better at saving kids from RSV

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
Potential New Tool To Fight Covid And Flu

May 7, 2025

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6 min read

Potential New Tool To Fight Covid And Flu

A new combo shot is showing excellent results

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
Updates On Your Favorite Infectious Diseases

May 5, 2025

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5 min read

Updates On Your Favorite Infectious Diseases

We will be getting to know them very well over the next few years

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
Kennedy Tasking CDC To Promote Fake Measles Treatments

May 2, 2025

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4 min read

Kennedy Tasking CDC To Promote Fake Measles Treatments

More children will die and the blood will be on his hands

Peter Lipson
Peter Lipson
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