The Great Race: Vaccines vs Mutants
The Great Race: Vaccines vs Mutants By Alec Pruchnicki, MD It is hard to predict the future, but with COVID it is even more difficult. […]
Impeach Him Again, Immediately
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD I’ve written about how I disagreed with Trump on political grounds, but this piece is why I oppose him on serious […]
Assisted Living Lockdown
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD I’ve already described how the facility where I work functions during normal times (WestView News, February, 2020, “Assisted Living: Not Just […]
Marcus Welby is Dead
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD During the 1970s when Marcus Welby, M.D. was on TV, I seldom watched it. But, the image of Welby as the […]
Kill the Zombie Park Already Part I: Build Housing
By Alec Pruchnicki It should be dead, but somehow it’s still alive. Advocates continue fighting to keep the Elizabeth Street Garden entirely open space rather […]
How Do Hospitals Really Work?
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD Arthur Schwartz’s harrowing account of his heart attack in last month’s issue of WestView accurately portrayed many aspects of what a […]
Briefly Noted: Facility Charge Fleeces Patients
Last week, I received a bill for $15 from Mount Sinai/Beth Israel. I called United Healthcare (UHC), my insurer, to find out what this extra […]
Historical Essay No. 1: The Fate of Sparta After the Peloponnesian War
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD In 404 BC, after 37 years of almost continuous war, Sparta and its allies completely defeated Athens and the Delian League. […]
Don’t Mourn, Satirize
By Dr. Alec Pruchnicki, MD “Fred Trump was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.” My response to Trump’s recent election […]