Rothstein, Aaron
3 Articles at Lifeissues.net

Aaron Rothstein, MD, is a neurology resident at the NYU School of Medicine and blogs regularly for The New Atlantis at http://practicing-medicine.thenewatlantis.com/.

Articles

Covid-19 and the Erosion of Civic Trust

The American public deserves the truth, even if it is not as favorable or definitive as we would hope. If our policy leaders and scientists cannot put their faith in us with all our faults and shortcomings, why ought we put our faith in them with all their faults and shortcomings?

Date posted: 2020-12-17

Dementia, Dualism, and What Makes Us Human

In many ways, demented patients present the greatest challenge to the question of what makes us human. Victims of dementia seem to lose all power of reason, recognition, speech, and memory. Their minds disintegrate, and all that seems to be left is the physical form. That, too, rapidly fades. Because of this, we tend not to see them as humans, but as something inhuman or formerly human - merely masses of flesh to be tossed aside. But this is a mistake.

Date posted: 2019-06-14

Why the Hippocratic Oath Still Matters

The Hippocratic Oath offers physicians of any generation guidelines, proscriptions, and prescriptions about how to be a good physician. We may not agree with all of its conclusions, but if we unthinkingly dismiss them, we do so at our own peril.

Date posted: 2018-07-08