The New Face of Space Medicine
For decades, young physicians in the United States have entered the medical workforce woefully underprepared to deal with, and treat, opioid addiction. Though recent years have seen addiction medicine receive increasing recognition and support, opioid overdose numbers continue to skyrocket.
It is difficult to think of an American whose racist worldview, unethical practices, and genuine contribution to medical understanding creates a bigger paradox to medicine than that of J. Marion Sims, the 'father of modern gynecology.'
