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Perspectives

Thought-provoking perspectives from leading health and medical experts

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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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How to Help Patients Navigate a Newly Complex Vaccine Season

The primary message should focus on the importance of the flu, RSV, and COVID vaccines

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'Our Goal Is Not to Blame': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 麻豆传媒's reporters

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Violence in Healthcare: Why Are People So Angry?

The healthcare system has failed us all when we needed it most

Mandatory Retirement Age for Physicians: Yea or Nay?

Ron Harman King says age alone is arguably a poor indicator of skill

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Navigating Feminism in Medicine

It takes more effort than you think

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Drug Prices Are Too Damn High

It's been a long road to Medicare price negotiation ... and there's still work to be done

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Antiquated U.S. Laws Governing Methadone Access Must Change

One-size-fits-all treatment approaches sometimes fail

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Kim Kardashian's Problematic Post Is About More Than MRIs

The downside of healthcare influencers

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Disruption: Problem and Potential

The healthcare industry must learn to cope with demographic decline and other rapid changes

It's Time to Move on From the U.S. News Rankings

The lack of data and transparency should raise questions

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Do Advocacy Groups Always Put Patient Interests First?

A new study reveals the depth of industry influence

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How to (Legally) Diversify the Healthcare Workforce

Alternative approaches are key following the SCOTUS ruling on race-based admissions

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We Use ChatGPT in Medical Practice -- And You Can Too

These tools can make us better physicians

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