The Point of Medicine
The following articles fall under this category of content within The Point of Medicine.
Truth Telling in Medicine
Merriam Webster defines lying as “saying or writing something that is not true in order to deceive someone.” In this article, the “author outlines 12 common types of lies, including bold-faced lies, broken promises, lies of fabrication, lies of deception, exaggeration, plagiarism, denial, omission, minimization, withholding information, and selective memory. It notes that classifications of lies can vary depending on the source, and some lies may fall under multiple categories.”
AI in Medicine: A Primer
Clinicians have used computerized image analysis for decades, particularly in ultrasound and nuclear medicine. Earlier systems relied on explicit, rule‑based algorithms written by engineers. The transition to what is now properly called “artificial intelligence” occurred when models began learning their own features and decision logic directly from data—most notably with the adoption of deep learning in medical imaging over the last decade.
2026 US Childhood Immunization Schedule Reduction and the Christian Clinician: A Bioethical Analysis of Process and Content
We have major concerns about the comparisons and processes used in reducing the federal number of recommended childhood immunizations and fear the disharmony with professional societies will lead to further confusion and distrust of public health.
Hepatitis B Vaccine and the Christian Clinician: A Bioethical Analysis of the Votes in December 2025 of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
God’s truth in Scripture and creation extends to scientific truths via common grace. The speech of God, which is always truthful, results in Scripture, creation and providence.
Abortion Perspectives Among Christians
I was recently reading an essay by Beverly Wildung Harrison, titled “Theology and the Morality of Procreative Choice,” where, from a “Christian” perspective, Harrison defends abortion. In another article for the POINT, I noted that our advocacy team is often questioned about our engagement on certain issues.
A Call to Compassionate Care
There is a growing group of individuals whom the healthcare community has largely overlooked—those who have undergone gender transition and later realized it did not resolve their underlying struggles. These individuals now seek to detransition and return to living in alignment with their natal sex.
Dr. Julie Hamilton’s “Counseling Gender Dysphoric Children and Teenagers”
There exist more honest answers to gender dysphoria than the chemical sterilization and surgical mutilation of able young bodies for a mental health problem that usually desists by adulthood (unless affirmed, which derails natural desistance).
People with Disabilities Are Under Threat from Rationalized State-Sanctioned Killing
For vulnerable populations, such as those with disabilities, the elderly and those struggling with mental illness, assisted suicide represents corruption and erosion of trust in healthcare professionals and the patient-physician relationship.
CMDA Should (Re)-Assert Support for Childhood Vaccination
The current measles outbreak in Texas, the ascension of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services and broad societal trends have prompted widespread debate over the wisdom and future of vaccinating children for preventable infectious diseases with meaningful, even major, morbidity and mortality.
CMDA Should (Re)-Assert Support for Childhood Vaccination
The current measles outbreak in Texas, the ascension of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services and broad societal trends have prompted widespread debate over the wisdom and future of vaccinating children for preventable infectious diseases with meaningful, even major, morbidity and mortality.
In the Trenches: Why Bother?
The issues facing physicians are numerous, covering a broad spectrum. From the nuts and bolts of managing daily practice, providing great care as we stay up to date, dealing with the ethical dilemmas facing our patients and communities—it can be overwhelming.
President Trump’s Executive Order on IVF
On February 18, President Trump signed an executive order titled, “EXPANDING ACCESS TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION.” Noting “the importance of family formation,” the prevalence of infertility (“as many as one in seven”), and the high cost of IVF ($12,000 to $25,000 per cycle), the administration committed itself to a policy which would “ensure reliable access to IVF treatment” by “Lowering Costs and Reducing Barriers to IVF.”
“Nature” Does a Face Plant: Promoting the Transgender Suicide Myth
What if an original research paper published in a respected international scientific journal declared that keeping men out of women’s sports or banning the gender transitioning of minors caused an increase in suicide attempts among transgender youth? Wouldn’t you expect them to show actual evidence of an increase? Well, you ought. But they didn’t.
Social Transitioning is Neither Neutral nor Benign
Here at CMDA, we’re often asked about why we, as an organization broadly and as our advocacy team specifically, seem to be more concerned about policy and ethics and less so about domestic missions—for our neighbors in need here in the U.S. These inquires and suggestions are often made out of concern that our engagement in legislation and the ethics around certain life issues comes at the expense or dismissal of the vulnerable.
Scientific Evidence Versus Ideology
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) positions itself as a leader in scientific knowledge; however, this commitment seem to falter when it comes to care for transgender patients. Is it because ACOG’s focus is not on scientific evidence but primarily on ideology?
Protecting the Vulnerable After the 2024 Election
A frequent quip during an election year is that elections matter, and 2024 was no exception. Now that the 2024 election is over, I want to explore how this election will likely impact our efforts here at CMDA to protect the vulnerable.
Fetal Care Versus Fatal Cure
“Prenatal care has become the biggest barrier to postnatal life.” This lament by a dear friend who is a neonatologist points to the fact that it is often our attitude toward “the least of these” that determines their outcomes, and it is especially true for those diagnosed in the womb with developmental anomalies.
“Gender-affirming Healthcare” for Adults: Is It Helpful?
With transgender interventions on minors, aka “gender-affirming healthcare” (formerly transgender-affirming therapy), falling and failing under scrutiny in about half the U.S. states and numerous nations, it was predictable that proponents of gender transition ideology would double down on claiming it is proven to help adults with gender dysphoria/transgender identification.
