Archive - Poppies & Propofol

Infamous Eugenics Sterilization Case Turns Ninety-nine

Buck v. Bell ushered in a flood of American forced sterilization, inspiring the Nazis. It's legacy has never left us.

Apr 22 • Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA

Be a Strong Link for Immigrant Patients 🔗

Enhance the ethical care of all patients when immigration agents enter hospitals

Jan 25, 2025 • Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA

Pregnant Georgia woman declared dead, kept in ICU over family's objection

Misogyny know a no bounds in the anti-patient autonomy movement

May 17, 2025 • Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA

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A Defibrillator, a Death Sentence, and the Faux Ethics of State Killing

Nashville General Hospital never agreed to help with execution, the state plans to move ahead regardless

Aug 5, 2025 • Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA

When Your Chart Labels You: Stigmatizing Language in Medical Records

How doctors write about you can hurt more than your feelings

Oct 1, 2025 • Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA

West Texas Measles Outbreak

One in five kindergarteners in Gaines County schools has a non-medical vaccine exemption. Low vaccination rates prime the area for the easy, natural…

Feb 9, 2025 • Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA

🦄 Unicorn Day is Silly and That's the Point

I host a ridiculous, whimsical Unicorn Day party at the hospital

Apr 9 • Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA

Dr. Christine Grady, NIH Bioethics Leader and Consent Expert, “Resassigned” in Purge

The Dismantling of NIH Bioethics Paves the Way for Unethical Research

Apr 8, 2025 • Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA

A Tale of Tennessee Ethics

Will physicians invoke the Medical Ethics Defense Act to prevent state-sanctioned killing?

Jul 26, 2025 • Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA

We Are Not Cops

Healthcare workers should protect patients, not be snitches

Mar 14, 2023 • Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA

"Consented" with Dr. Zed Zha

A lively conversation about medical culture, vulnerability, and becoming doctors worthy of patients' trust.

May 26 • Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA and Zed Zha, MD (she/her)

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New Year, Same Toxic Wellness Marketing

Healthism is the Pervasive, Profitable Misconception Shaping Our Resolutions

Jan 1, 2025 • Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA

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