Tag: Crisis

Over the years as I went through the process of living my life as a transgender woman, I encountered many instances of crisis management. Some of the encounters were funny, some were anything but funny. Several come to mind as I write this post. Probably the most humorous account came at the ill ...

When you find yourself in a moment of true crisis and can’t find a single person to give you a hug and tell you that everything’s going to be okay, that’s a serious problem. It’s not a problem with you, even though you probably feel like it is. I understand how absolutely ...

Congressman Garcia said something meaningful during our interview — that most illegal fentanyl coming into the US is not from illegal immigrants but from U.S. citizens crossing the border legally. So, I dug into it. I have been conflating the two problems because 1. many politicians on...

What is an opioid? Opioids are synthetic opiates, derived from the opium poppy plant (a natural pain reliever). One of the most common pain medications on the market is prescribed by physicians after patient sustained a physical injury, following surgery many patients have prescribed some sort of na...

For those who have never participated in a hackathon, it’s a unique experience. There’s something about the combination of sleep deprivation, junk food, tight deadlines, and a competitive (but collaborative) spirit that gives birth to innovative ideas. Yet, for all their popularity, a...

The current opioid crisis that we are facing is another toxic symptom of capitalism gone badly wrong in America. A for-profit medical system puts profits ahead of patient needs, and led to a large number of people being over-prescribed opioid medications which are highly addictive. Pharmaceutical...

McKinsey has been embroiled in an endless series of grotesque scandals, caught “advising” companies and governments on projects that produced literal crimes against humanity, at scale. Naturally, the company downplays its role in these scandals, insisting that it was mostly involved in &...

In the fall of 2001, southern Virginia’s US Attorney John Brownlee launched an investigation of Purdue Pharma, a company he believed misled government officials and medical practitioners regarding the potentially addictive nature of its opiate painkiller OxyContin. Short-staffed and without mu...