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Perspectives

Thought-provoking perspectives from leading health and medical experts

An Antidote to Provider Shortages: In-House Travel Staffing

UPMC launched the first agency of its kind, others will likely follow

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Can Patients Just Say 'No' to Treatment?

Psychiatrist weighs in on how to approach misinformed beliefs

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Ethics Consult: Forcibly Medicate Psychiatric Patient?

You make the call

A female physician fits a blood pressure cuff onto the arm of a man with down syndrome

Are We Equipped to Care for People With Intellectual, Developmental Disabilities?

Low accreditation standards are contributing to health disparities

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Mark Bloom, 麻豆传媒 Founding Editor in Chief, Dies at 82

He gave our site its "smart and compelling" voice

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Vaccination, Religion, and Science: An Astonishing 300-Year-Old Story

It's time for a history lesson in the roots of vaccine advocacy and resistance

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Men in Power Seem to Have a Serious Zipper Malfunction Problem

Are hormones interfering with men's judgment?

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Is There a Case for Anaphylactic Suicide?

Copelan explores whether suicide could be motivated by a genetically predisposed process

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Caution: Paxlovid Interacts With Many Heart Meds

The Skeptical Cardiologist asks clinicians and patients to take note

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Stop Blaming Patients for Their Conditions

It's ultimately counterproductive

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I'm a Burned-Out Family Doctor and Racism Is Part of the Problem

How to address racism in healthcare? Insights from an Indigenous physician

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The Entire Healthcare System Is on the Brink of Breakdown

Policymakers must help address the national emergency of healthcare workforce shortages

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(When) to Boost or Not to Boost, That Is the Question

Countless complex questions remain

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Why Are Physicians Silent About Outrageous Drug Prices?

Milton Packer wonders why physicians are struggling to get their priorities straight

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We Must Start Looking for Drowning Colleagues

Too many of us are struggling

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Pay-Per-View Autopsy: Sideshow or Science?

Dissecting the history and ethics of public autopsy

A female physician takes the temperature of her senior female patient with a pyrometer

It's 'Deja Vu All Over Again' at Our 'Cough, Cold, and Fever' Clinic

The Omicron variant has forced our COVID-19 clinic back into service

A bandaged man in a hospital bed tries to bribe his female doctor who is refusing

Are There Consequences When a Patient Harasses Their Doctor?

Standardized policies to address this issue are paramount

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Reimagining the Step 1 Exam Dedicated Study Period

The exam is now pass/fail, but the time leading up to the test is still valuable

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The Healing Power of 'Thank You'

Why we as healthcare providers should be more sensitive to expressions of gratitude

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Ethics Consult: Approve a Horn Implantation in Patient's Skull?

You make the call

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The Demise of the Social Contract in Medicine

Recent health policy changes benefit patients but ignore demoralized healthcare workers

An anti-vaccination protester holds up a sign which reads: I TRUST MY IMMUNE SYSTEM MORE THAN DR. FAUCI

The Death of Empathy

The medical landscape has transformed for the worse, and now we are just numb

A man holds up an envelope with RESIGNATION printed on the front.

Inequity Contributes to Burnout Among New Academic Physicians

It's not just patient-facing roles that can lead to burnout

A man wearing a protective mask puts his hands up towards a rubber gloved hand holding the COVID vaccine and syringe.

Emotional Epidemiology of Disease Is as Critical as Clinical Epidemiology

Gaining the trust of your patients is more important than ever

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A Solution for Healthcare, and Everything Else?

If we can fix healthcare, perhaps it can translate into solutions for the rest of what ails us

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Frontline Health Workers: 'Heroes' or Casualties of a Broken System?

The "heroic" narrative may not serve the courageous workers themselves or the public's health

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Every Patient is Someone's Loved One

Remember to be compassionate, honest, and thoughtful

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Healthy Ways to Reduce Stress During Match Season

Five tips for a more stress-free experience

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Is 'Big Pharma' To Blame For the Opioid Crisis?

More complex and actionable issues are at the root of the problem

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Let's Break the Incontinence Taboo

Too few of our patients know that treatment is an option

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Pipeline Programs Create a Path Toward Health Equity

We need more people in medicine working to serve their own communities

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When Will They Find Out I'm an Imposter?

Intellectual self-doubt stems from factors beyond individual control

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Leaving Clinical Medicine Without Regrets

It may seem daunting, but options exist

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Medical Translation Sacrifices Accuracy for Understanding

In health facilities and the pharmaceutical industry, this has consequences for patients

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I Woke Up One Morning and I'd Lost My Identity as a Doctor

Foreign-trained physicians like me face immense barriers to practicing in the U.S.

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What Do Alec Baldwin and the Unvaccinated Have in Common?

Both carry "live rounds" that put people in harm's way

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In the Story of Our Practice, We're Always the Hero

When is it right to challenge our medical colleagues?

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I Didn't Match My First Time Around

And I'm doing just fine

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The Race to Find Uses for Big Data

The concept has infiltrated healthcare, but is the information being used effectively?

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