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Perspectives

Thought-provoking perspectives from leading health and medical experts

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Reversal, Replacement, and Reassessment in Medicine

Three ways medical science progresses and what this has to do with aspirin

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So You Don't Want to Practice Rural Medicine

Many aren't aware of the unique opportunities for providers and much-needed care for patients

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'Having a Sad'

A physician leans into his feelings

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Ethics Consult: Give Heart Transplant to Death Row Inmate?

You make the call

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How Should Patients With Autoimmune Diseases Approach COVID Vaccination?

Mixed messaging and a lack of tailored research leaves providers and patients in the dark

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Focus on the Patient, Not Only the Disease

Building relationships and trust is everything

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We Don't Have to Be 'Heroes'

We can help by doing our part

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Tread Carefully in Choosing the Next FDA Leader

The potential re-appointment of Robert Califf as commissioner is cause for concern

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Eradication of Malaria Is Within Reach

Distributing the newly recommended vaccine is the next challenge

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Docs Donating Too Much Time? Medicine's 'Dirty Secrets'

Must-reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

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Medicine Must Sanction the COVID Quacks

Intent doesn't matter when patients are being harmed

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Which Residency Should You Choose?

Listen to my opinion, and then promptly ignore it

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When the Family Wants to Speak to the Doctor

Of all the things you do during your busy day, this might make the most difference

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What Is Your Cause?

Our unique strengths help us overcome our 'Goliaths'

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Ethics Consult: Leak Presidential Hopeful's Medical History? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

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We Now Know Gabby Petito's Cause of Death

Coroner gives update

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What Happens When All the Great Doctors Are Gone?

In commemoration of the late Elihu (Eli) Estey, MD

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Ode to One of the 'Deadliest Organs'

Respect and be wary of the killer gallbladder

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The End of Job Security in Healthcare

We need to reverse several dangerous trends

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NO Treatment for COVID?

New study suggests arginine supplementation may help in cases of severe illness

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The Black Feminist Revolution That Medicine Needs

We need a radical change

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We Lift Bodies Into the Morgue

The physical and emotional toll of the pandemic on providers often goes unseen

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To the Patient Who Left a Negative Physician Review

I wish you the best

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Are Restaurants Exacerbating the Obesity Epidemic?

Poor nutritional profiles and oversized portions are expanding America's waistline

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Three Ways Leadership Can Get Nurses Back at the Bedside

Our healthcare heroes need support now more than ever

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We Know the Manner of Gabby Petito's Death. But What's the Cause?

All we have at this stage is public speculation

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The Cost of Blood Platelets Is About to Surge

FDA's flawed new guidance for blood transfusion safety takes effect October 1

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The Doctor Is Knitting

A tactile way of managing stress in healthcare

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Where's the Evidence Guiding Updated Titration Standards?

The regulations threaten the well-being of both patients and critical care nurses

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Video Visits, Calls, and Texts Have Their Place -- But We Need Limits

In-person visits can't always be replaced, and we need to be paid for the care we give

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More Empathy Means Better Care, Less Medical Liability

How empathy training can bring improvements for both you and your patients

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Cognitive Bias Is Influencing Forensic Pathology Decisions

Here are ideas for how to minimize it

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Accept It: COVID Will Be an Endemic Virus

Everyone will meet with the virus eventually, but doing so safely (while vaccinated) is key

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The Unvaxxed and a History of Cynicism

But this physician has hope

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Questions, Questions -- Who's Got the Answers?

Patient questionnaires do no good unless we have the resources to provide useful responses

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The Technological Marvel of Combination Vaccines

Many questions remain for co-formulating COVID vaccines, but pursuing this now is the right move

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Lawmakers Don't Care for Patients. Doctors Do.

And we must respond with force

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Vaccine Tribalism Is Poisoning Progress on COVID Science

It fails to promote safety or fight misinformation

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My Journey to the Root of Empathy

And why we must teach it to our med students

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Death Disparity in Black Liver Transplant Patients Warrants Action

The survival gap between Black and white patients has only gotten worse

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