Joseph Varon

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  • Sep 15, 2026
    When was the last time your doctor actually examined you? I do not mean when someone checked your blood pressure, copied your medication list, looked at your laboratory results, or...
  • Aug 30, 2026
    There is a phrase that no physician wants to hear when walking into an intensive care unit: “Doctor, we don’t have it.” I have heard variations of that phrase more...
  • Aug 28, 2026
    There is a phrase that no physician wants to hear when walking into an intensive care unit: “Doctor, we don’t have it.” I have heard variations of that phrase more...
  • Jul 20, 2026
    The highest expression of medical judgment is not knowing which medication to choose. It is recognizing when no medication is necessary.
  • Jul 10, 2026
    Forty years ago I watched a hospital disappear. What emerged from its ruins was not simply the physician I would become.
  • Jun 25, 2026
    “How certain are we that actions are justified?” The response may determine whether medicine continues to honor its commitment to healing.
  • Apr 10, 2026
    War is likely to persist. Medicine, however, must remain steadfast, anchored in principles that transcend conflict, ideology, and time.