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Perspectives

Thought-provoking perspectives from leading health and medical experts

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Compassion Is a Learnable Skill

Practicing medicine compassionately benefits our patients and ourselves

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When a Video Visit Leads to Real Connection

Getting a peek into the homes of our patients is an added privilege

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'Not Clear If the Juice Is Worth the Squeeze': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 麻豆传媒's reporters

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Avoiding Male Doctors Is Not Discrimination. It May Be Risk Aversion.

Personal preference is not the same as man-hating

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What If the Doctor Is Out?

Strikes can lead to important changes for interns and residents

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I'm Tired of Being a Distracted Doctor

How generative AI can make healthcare feel human again

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The White House Cancer Moonshot Is a Dud

We're failing to take simple steps to reduce one of the biggest causes of cancer

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There's More to the Story of Pilots Avoiding Mental Health Care

It's not an issue of aviation safety but of those suffering in silence

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When It Comes to Vaccine Strategy, Be Careful Comparing the U.S. to Other Countries

The health landscape varies significantly from country to country

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Vaccine Research and Combating the Anti-Science Movement Go Hand in Hand

An excerpt from Hotez's new book, The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science

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Transitioning From Academic Writing to the Narrative

An alternative writing style can give a voice to our patients' stories

From Physician to Politician

Brian H. Williams discusses gun violence, bipartisan politics, and hitting the campaign trail

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Clarifying the 'Duty to Warn' in North Carolina

Clinicians shouldn't be in legal jeopardy for trying to prevent violence

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Please, Higher-Ups, We Know What to Do. Let Us Do It.

We can improve our practice workflow, if only you'll let us

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'You Have No Idea How Much It Pains Me': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 麻豆传媒's reporters

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Emotional CPR as an Alternative to Coercive Mental Health Treatment

The power of others with lived experience

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Guide to the Coronary Artery Calcium Scan: 2023 Update

The Skeptical Cardiologist on how CAC scans fit into current practice in preventive cardiology

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Medical Debt Is Killing Our Patients

Here's my legislative solution to put an end to this

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Is Medical-Legal Consulting Right for You?

How to bridge medicine and law

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Stroke Doesn't Have to Lead to Death or Disability

Rapid, appropriate treatment can save lives and limit severe outcomes

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The Wrath Toward Contract Management Groups Is Right Where It Needs to Be

Emergency medicine is facing a reckoning

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What It Will Really Take to Restore Trust in the CDC

A singular narrative, consistency, and relatability are paramount

A Black Trauma Surgeon on 'Racism, Violence, and How We Heal'

Brian H. Williams, MD, talks about his new book, structural racism, and gun violence in the U.S.

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Medical School Should Teach Students About Homelessness

We can better prepare our future doctors to treat this population

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This Isn't COVID's Final Act

We must keep the virus, and long COVID, center stage

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Should You Get the Flu Shot and COVID Booster at the Same Time?

New data shed light

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Why I Live on 'Do Not Disturb' Mode

And why you should too

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Stuck in the Sticking Place

If you want primary care doctors to fix what's ailing our patients, give us the resources we need

How Vital Drug Shortages Happen

"Fundamentally, there's something broken in how the market works"

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'Believe in Your Data and Question Conventional Wisdom': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 麻豆传媒's reporters

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Healthcare Isn't 'Broken' 鈥� It's Fragmented

How do we dig ourselves out?

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Dear Congress: Take the Easy Win on Medicare

It's time for an alternative approach to the merit-based incentive payment system

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The Power of Gamification in Mental Health Apps

And how they benefit well-being

How the Chemotherapy Shortage Is Affecting Frontline Clinicians

"How are we here in 2023 having some of these discussions?" bemoans gynecologic cancer expert

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Issues at Stake as the 'Take Care of Maya' Case Heads to Trial

Case could have far-reaching implications

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Sen. McConnell Reminds Us That 'Just a Fall' Can Lead to So Much More

Falls should not be taken lightly, especially in older adults

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The JR-15 Rifle Places Children's Safety in the Crosshairs

We cannot ignore the public health crisis of gun violence

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What Can Primary Care Physicians Do for Our Aging Population?

Better care begins with a better understanding of age-related changes

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'A Flu' at the U.S. Open? Hmm!

Plus: why I still mask in some, but not all, public situations

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The Merry-Go-Round of Burned-Out Doctors

Physician turnover is putting patient health at risk

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