Opinion: What Does John Fetterman’s Mental Health Say About America
On Monday, the office of Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) released a statement saying that he was “doing well,” was working with doctors and “remains on the path to recovery.” Fetterman checked himself in to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Feb. 16 to be treated for clinical depression. Months earlier, the 53-year-old had suffered […]
Medicine Doesn’t Stop at the Bedside
In June 2021, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) issued a statement recommending the prohibition of neck restraints in law enforcement. Around the same time, the American Medical Association (AMA) issued a statement denouncing the pseudoscientific and racist concept of “excited delirium” and categorized racism as a threat to public health. In 2018, the American […]