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Perspectives

Thought-provoking perspectives from leading health and medical experts

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Docs Are Fighting the Good Fight at Immigrant Detention Centers

There's no "loyalty" to keeping them there

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Akathisia: A Deadly Imposter

Be on the lookout for it

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He Shouldn't Have Died From a Stupid Bleed

We were so close yet so far

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Ethics Consult: Hide Cancer Diagnosis From Elderly Patient?

You make the call

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Which Cold Medications Are Safe for the Heart?

The Skeptical Cardiologist has some seasonally-appropriate cautions

VA Goes Too Far on NP Independence

Doctors' morale suffers, and patient care may follow suit

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Mobile ECG: An Objective Comparison of Emay vs Kardia

The Skeptical Cardiologist pits wearables head-to-head

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How Structural Racism Affects Healthcare

Only by first acknowledging the effects can we work toward transformative changes

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Is Insurers' Opposition to CAC Scans Softening?

The Skeptical Cardiologist explains how one patient got it covered

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麻豆传媒's New Editor-in-Chief: Marty Makary, MD, MPH

麻豆传媒 announces the appointment of health policy expert

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Premature Atrial Contractions: Benign or Malignant?

The Skeptical Cardiologist takes a closer look at palpitations and premature beats

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The Simpsons, the Odyssey, and Suicide

An introduction to the merciless and marvelously cruel world a suicidologist must inhabit

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Can a Wristwatch Replace Ambulatory BP Monitoring?

The Skeptical Cardiologist reviews Omron's HeartGuide device

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Taking Food and Drink Away From Doctors and Nurses Is Just Cruel

Don't deny them a simple but important pleasure, says Edwin Leap, MD

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Dirty, Smelly, Raw: The Future of Forensic Pathology

How can we encourage young doctors to join the field?

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Decompensated HF: Managing Beta-Blockers, Cramping, Discharge

Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD, shares her pearls in this podcast

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Heart Rate Recovery: Powerful Prognosticator Now on Apple Watch

The Skeptical Cardiologist charts the route to a 'wake-up call'

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Septal Defects: When to Close in Adults

How to Qp/Qs like a boss and shake down indications for closure

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Jeffrey Epstein: Hanging or Strangulation?

A forensic pathologist on the new accusations

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Remember the Krebs Cycle? Why?

You learned it in school, with no relevance to real patient care -- like a lot of modern "medicine"

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Parents Want Child 'Frozen' at Age 6: Bioethicist Weighs In

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

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The 'Bedtime Snack' for Inmates With Diabetes

Where do they get the idea that it's standard medical care?

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Four Myths About Universal Healthcare in Other Countries

Hint: Nobody has "Medicare for All"

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How Common Are Inaccurate Coronary Artery Calcium Scans?

The Skeptical Cardiologist finds reason to suspect the MAC

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It's Not 'Fat Shaming,' It's Physics

Falls are avoidable

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Should DWI Cost Docs Their Medical License?

It's easier to lose a driver's license

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Which Ambulatory ECG Monitor for Which Patient?

Holter, Zio, or something else... the Skeptical Cardiologist surveys the field

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Nursing Boards Failing at NP Oversight?

Change may be necessary to keep patients safe

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Comparing ECG Wearables: SonoHealth, Apple, AliveCor

The Skeptical Cardiologist finds... much to be skeptical about

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I鈥檝e Got My Rights in Peer Review, Right? Wrong.

Hospital committees can make or break you

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Can't We Do Better Than a DNR Tattoo?

Patients' medical information -- and DNR wishes -- should be easily obtainable in an emergency

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AliveCor Discontinues KardiaBand

The Skeptical Cardiologist mourns the passing of a reliable tool in AFib

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Do You Want to Write a Letter of Recommendation That Succeeds?

Milton Packer shows how to genuinely help

NOT COVERED over a photo of a blue gloved hand holding a test tube for a PSA test

When Medicare Stops Covering a Test Without Warning

Why didn't someone tell me, asks Hans Duvefelt, MD

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Unclogging the Complex Tubes of Healthcare

A hospital's pneumatic tubes are a good analogy for the healthcare system

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What Really Went Wrong at Jeffrey Epstein's Jail

It wasn't just the guards' failure, suggests jail doctor Jeffrey Keller

Should the Elderly Discontinue Statins?

The debate goes on, but Kevin Campbell, MD, believes every patient is different

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I Am a Keto-Friendly Cardiologist and I Love Keyto

The Skeptical Cardiologist comes out of the keto "closet"

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Welcome to Jail: Spread-Eagle, Mug Shot, Used Underwear, Doc Appointment

A doctor prepares to meet a new inmate

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NPs/PAs 'Just as Effective' as Physicians? I Don't Think So

We need solutions to the physician shortage, but this one won't fly

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