The Checklist

Published in: The New Yorker Issue/Volume: December 10, 2007 Written by: Atul Gawande 12/10/2007 – The damage that the human body can survive these days is as awesome as it is horrible: crushing, burning, bombing, a burst blood vessel in the brain, a ruptured...

Dangerously Unclean Hospitals

Published in: Wall Street Journal Written by: Betsy McCaughey 11/29/2007 – Last month, health inspectors in New York City shut down Serendipity, an upscale ice cream parlor. Though the closing made headlines, it is a common occurrence for less famous eateries...