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Perspectives

Thought-provoking perspectives from leading health and medical experts

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The FDA Is Failing the American People

The agency's recent decision to approve aducanumab offers more evidence of a broken system

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It's Time to End the USMLE Step 3 Exam

It's a redundant and harmful entity on the path of medical education

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Stop Exploiting Suicide For Political Gain

False claims have driven moral panic during the COVID pandemic

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The Case of the Yellow Sticky Note

This simple office supply was a clue to doctor's problems at work

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Breaking Through Healthcare's Glass Ceiling

Let's close the gender gap at the leadership level

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How Photography Made Me a Better Doctor

Where art and medicine overlap to create a more complete picture

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Can We Improve the Medication Refill System?

Yes, but some tweaks will be required

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I Spy an Opportunistic Infection?

Providers should monitor for "black fungus" and other infections being associated with COVID

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Op-Ed: Does Your Patient Really Have Diastolic Dysfunction?

The Skeptical Cardiologist highlights the confusion in "diastology"

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How Emotionally Intelligent Are You About Your EQ?

Hint: It's not just about empathy for patients

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Ethics Consult: Is Reporting Mom's Drug Use Protecting Child or Invading Privacy?

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

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Suicide Continues to Get Sad Before It Gets Sadder

Novel research and definitions are essential to reversing bleak trends

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Op-Ed: The Day My Patient Called Me the N-Word

Why is there so much silence when it comes to racial issues?

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Another Chance to Get Our Patients' Medication Lists Right

A new "soft stop" in our EHR helps us see some changes more clearly

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Op-Ed: Is Physician Behavior Contributing to CDC Skepticism?

Setting an example or second-guessing guidelines?

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Three Reasons Your Patients Are Unhappy

How to practice on a human level

Breast Cancer Screening During COVID Reveals Inequities

Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, discusses new findings and his takeaway

A male physcian at the bedside of his male patient uses virtual reality to look at MRI images of his brain.

Evaluating Tech for Clinical Use

What factors should you consider?

A stressed looking female physician with her hand on her forehead leans against a wall and looks at papers on a clipboard

Op-Ed: This Doc Has 'Post-Litigation Stress Disorder'

The legal system versus the doctor-patient relationship

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Op-Ed: Will the Real COVID Experts Please Stand Up?

A core set of principles separate those who make good and bad policy decisions

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COVID Exposes Another Gap in Care: Lack of Universal EHR Access

Why can't our practice easily see test results from somewhere else?

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The Life Cycle of Emotion in Medicine

Perspectives change throughout a career

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Bloated Notes Are a Time Suck

Why do we do it to ourselves?

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Op-Ed: Don't Overdose on COVID Optimism

As the pandemic drags on, we can all take a cue from this Vietnam-era admiral's "paradox"

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Op-Ed: Omega-3 Pills and Atrial Fibrillation Risk

The Skeptical Cardiologist dives in on fish oil supplements and prescription omega-3s alike

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Physicians: Heal Yourself First

Treat yourself like you treat your patients

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The Pandemic May Be Damaging My Brain, but It鈥檚 Not the Masks

An infectious disease physician deals with "bananas" misinformation

A female physician holding a tablet gives her senior male patient instructions before he is discharged from the hospital.

Building a Better Discharge Summary, Again

We've improved the outpatient-to-ED flow -- now let's fix things in the other direction

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'It's a Straw-Man Argument': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes from 麻豆传媒's sources

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A Physician's Personal Opioid Story

Surreal, scary, and humbling

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How to Stop Anti-Science

Science literacy isn't watching YouTube

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On the Road to High-Value Healthcare in the U.S.: Are We There Yet?

CMS needs to keep the value-based payment models that work, and ditch the others

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Reinventing the 'Curbside Consult'

The electronic health record is opening up great opportunities for e-consultations

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Op-Ed: Time to Give Rude Patients a 1-Star Rating?

Behavioral expectations for those we care for

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A Dose of Hope

Focusing on our community will lift us from these dark times

A young female physician naps in a chair in a hospital hallway

Op-Ed: The Energy-Draining Life of a Physician

It's a long, hard road, so you must find your passion

A man wearing a protective mask outdoors holds his smartphone out displaying his COVID-19 VACCINE PASSPORT

Vax Passports Are a Bad Idea

Prasad explores the balance of possible (but uncertain) health benefits and social harms

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Op-Ed: Please Don't Yell at Me. I'm Trying to Help

A doctor treating individuals with substance use disorders understands the fear and frustration

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Op-Ed: How to Teach in the OR

Sometimes, you have to "use the force"

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Ethics Consult: Stop Treatment for Costly Patient? MD/JD Weighs In

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