OpEds, Essays, Opinion Pieces

  1. Ramnath VR. Opinion: When Defending Science, Fight with Composure. MedPageToday, July 9, 2025.
  1. Ramnath, VR. Opinion: Don’t Expect Real Medical Expertise From Online Pontificators. San Diego Union Tribune. May 29, 2025.
  1. Ramnath, VR. Science Won’t Save Itself – We Have To Make It Personal. MedPageToday. April 11, 2025.
  1. Ramnath, VR. What Did I Do Last Week? I Took Care of Your Family, Friends, and Fellow Citizens. Los Angeles Times, February 24, 2025.
  1. Ramnath VR. The 2024 Election Should Remind Us of the Value of Listening to Our Patients. MedPageToday. December 18, 2024. https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/113450
  2. Ramnath VR. OpEd: Anti-vaccine patients vent anger on healthcare workers like me. It takes a toll on care. Los Angeles Times, January 20, 2022.
  3. Ramnath VR. Medicine is an imperfect science, but you can still trust its process. Published in Salon September 16, 2021 and online in The Conversation, September 8, 2021. (https://theconversation.com/medicine-is-an-imperfect-science-but-you-can-still-trust-its-process-166811.)
  4. Ramnath VR, Zar HJ, Malhotra A. Addressing the “What do we have to lose? Just give the drug” rationale: making the case for clinical trials and against off-label use in COVID-19. J Thorac Dis 2020 Jun;12(6):3031-3034.
  5. Ramnath VR, Kairaitis K, Malhotra A. The challenge of COVID-19 has accelerated the use of new data-sharing technologies. Respirology 2020 Aug; 25(8):800-801.
  6. Moral Injury. Ann Intern Med 2021 Jun 29. doi: 10.7326/M21-0997.
  7. Ramnath VR, McSharry DG, Malhotra A. Do no harm: reaffirming the value of evidence and equipoise while minimizing cognitive bias in the COVID-19 era. Chest 2020 May 28;S0012-3692(20)31612-3.
  8. Ramnath VR, Zar HJ, Malhotra A. Addressing the “What do we have to lose? Just give the drug” rationale: making the case for clinical trials and against off-label use in COVID-19. J Thorac Dis 2020 Jun;12(6):3031-3034.
  9. Ramnath VR, Kairaitis K, Malhotra A. The challenge of COVID-19 has accelerated the use of new data-sharing technologies. Respirology 2020 Aug; 25(8):800-801.