Tuesday, June 16, 2026

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Joseph Varon

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Joseph Varon, MD, is a critical care physician, professor, and President of the Independent Medical Alliance. He has authored over 980 peer-reviewed publications and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Independent Medicine.




Charles Augustus Leale, Abraham Lincoln, and the physician we are slowly losing

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When Abraham Lincoln was shot, America saw more than just the loss of a President. Something quieter happened that night, but it was just as...

Medicine by captivity: The rise of the hostage physician

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The intensive care unit (ICU) was crowded before sunrise, again. After 40 years in medicine, I am not sure what “full” even means anymore. Every...

The hantavirus panic machine: When rare diseases become media theater

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Periodically, the public faces a new microbial threat. The pattern is consistent: a tragic death or cluster of illnesses emerges, prompting newsrooms to employ dramatic...

The lost art of medicine: What Maimonides knew that we forgot

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Contemporary medicine is not failing for lack of knowledge. It is failing under the weight of its own complexity. The present era is defined by...

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