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Perspectives

Thought-provoking perspectives from leading health and medical experts

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Overuse of Some Disinfectants Can Do More Harm Than Good

Health systems must eliminate unnecessary uses of QACs

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Want to Solve the Nurse Shortage?

Create healthier workplaces for our nurses

Why Are Female Doctors Sued Far Less Often Than Male Doctors?

Studies on differences in style of practice yield strong clues

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What Happens When We Classify Kids' Weight as a 'Disease'?

The AAP obesity guidelines stand to worsen stigma and mental health

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Just Say No: Unlocking the Secret to More Time and Energy

How saying no can change your life as a doctor

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Can 'Survivor' Teach Us Something About Health and Weight Loss?

Researchers could learn from studying the outcomes

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Warning: Prior Auth for Colonoscopy Is the Wrong Way to Go

The policy adds delays to care and may worsen health outcomes

How Black Americans Lost 80 Million Years of Life Over the Past Two Decades

Groundbreaking study finds 1.63 million excess deaths in U.S. Black population over 22 years

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Tackling Barriers to OTC Birth Control Pills

FDA approval would be a critical step, but we must address other access issues

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From Botched Buttocks to Botulism

Insidious threats continue to plague the global cosmetic bazaar

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Washing Our Hands of the Current System

We need solutions that actually work, not processes that just get in the way of patient care

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The Danger of Binary Thinking in Mental Health Care

Our understanding of mass killings cannot be reduced to "either/or"

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The Opioid Treatment Dilemma in Jails

It comes down to funding -- but it's time for that to change

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The Art of Leaving Medicine

Three tips for leaving your medical career behind and pursuing a new path

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Should FDA Grant Accelerated Approval to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy?

Waiting for the results of the SRP-9001 confirmatory trial may be a better move

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Profiteering Off the Body Insecurity of Teens

Keep dangerous supplements out of kids' hands

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Choosing Pediatrics Is a Poor Financial Decision

We can change this by addressing the pay gap between child and adult medicine

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The Broader Significance of a New Drug for a Rare Form of ALS

The tofersen trial offers hope and lessons for the fight against ALS

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DEA: Clarify Your Stance on Harm Reduction

Legal ambiguity is preventing doctors from best serving patients

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Should Doctors Work From Home?

It certainly won't fix everything, but working from home deserves a place in the schedule

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Are We Ready for the Long COVID Long-Haul?

The COVID public health emergency may be over, but this condition isn't going away

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Dear Medical Schools, Educate Students on the Business of Medicine

Without it, you are doing your students a disservice

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How Entrepreneurs Are Transforming Patient Care With AI

Innovative solutions will revolutionize healthcare

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Weighing the Consequences of Weight-Loss Drugs

We need more discussion of the potential harms

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How I Became a Union Doctor

We formed the first-ever emergency medicine union to promote patient safety

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Removing the COVID Blindfold

A few lessons learned as we move beyond the public health emergency

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You've Graduated Medical School! Now What?

Take time to relax and prepare ahead of residency

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Proposed Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Are Good, but Not Enough

Specifics for older women, Black women, and those with dense breasts are needed

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'Am I in the Right Profession?': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 麻豆传媒's reporters

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The Patient Case Against Requiring Medical Chaperones

What sounds good in theory falls short in practice

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You're Ready for Your Patient to Leave the Hospital. But Are They Ready?

Discharge must be a coordinated effort by the healthcare team

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The Real Reason Doctors Are Burning Out

Hint: It starts in med school

Tips for Hiring Your Private Practice Team

Payal Kohli, MD, on starting your private practice and assembling the right team

Can the Joint Commission Lead Healthcare to a Greener Future?

Environmental protections and patient health can never be taken for granted

Worried About the Possible Envision Bankruptcy? You Should Be.

Regulators need to better protect patients, hospitals, and providers

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How to Spot Anti-Abortion 'Crisis Pregnancy' Centers

And why you and your patients need to know what they really are

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From Abe Lincoln to Mao Zedong: How World Leaders' Health Shaped History

The role of medicine in healthy leadership

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Why Is One Dose Suddenly Enough for the mRNA COVID Vaccines?

FDA and CDC have made yet another questionable decision

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Does the General Public Understand the Social Determinants of Health?

It's time for better education

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It Ain't Worth a Thing If You Don't Got That (Follow-up) Swing

We must do better at making sure patients connect with their care managers

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