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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?

An overhead view of a male physician standing in front of a wedge of tightly packed people.

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

Setting an example or second-guessing guidelines?

A man with his face in his hands sits in the center of three chairs in a waiting room

Three Reasons Your Patients Are Unhappy

How to practice on a human level

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

A wizened female physician leans against a window in the sunlight

The Life Cycle of Emotion in Medicine

Perspectives change throughout a career

Layers and layers of brightly colored Post-it notes.

Bloated Notes Are a Time Suck

Why do we do it to ourselves?

A mature female physician comforts her mature male patient while his daughter holds back tears.

Physicians: Heal Yourself First

Treat yourself like you treat your patients

A photo of protesting anti-vaxxers in Vancouver, Canada.

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

An infectious disease physician deals with "bananas" misinformation

A photo of Andy Lamb, MD

A Physician's Personal Opioid Story

Surreal, scary, and humbling

A woman sits next to a window and browses through YouTube on her tablet

How to Stop Anti-Science

Science literacy isn't watching YouTube

A bruised snarling young man in a hospital bed with his fists in the air

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

Behavioral expectations for those we care for

An urban close up of woman holding a sticker which reads: I got my COVID-19 Vaccine

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 1960s era photograph of a woman plugging her hears with her fingers and grimacing

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

A patient鈥檚 eye view of a team of surgeons in the operating room discuss the procedure

Op-Ed: How to Teach in the OR

Sometimes, you have to "use the force"

Physician Search For Meaning next to a photo of Francis Yoo, DO

A Physician's Search for Meaning

"No one else can live your life"

Op-Ed: This Physician Has Had Enough of Anti-Asian Hate

And you should too

An illustration of a broken heart neon sign against a brick wall

Op-Ed: A Breakup With Primary Care

I hope we can still be friends

A serious female doctor wearing protective gear in the emergency room uses a mechanical ventilator on a patient

Being a Doctor Is My 'Heart-Song'

Even if it's not always easy

A mature male physician and his mature male patient share a laugh

Op-Ed: Be the One to Uplift Your Patients

It's not how much you know, but how much you care

A computer rendering of a road sign over a highway which reads: NEW NORMAL JUST AHEAD

A New (More Hopeful) Normal in Medicine?

Renew your faith in the abundance of living

An advertisement for a used 2011 Toyota Avalon

Can We Forget the 'Doctor Car' Myth Now?

I admit I was tempted to get something fancy, but reality said otherwise

Friends exchange a social distanced air hug outside of a home

5 Life Lessons COVID Has Taught Me

Christine Lau, MD, looks at some realizations she made over the last few months

An African-American man with his arm around his daughter sitting on a hospital bed

How Structural Racism Affects Healthcare

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

An illustration of a pie in the sky

Four Myths About Universal Healthcare in Other Countries

Hint: Nobody has "Medicare for All"

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

A cartoon drawing of a doctor speaking to a patient

The Five Most Important Words You Can Say to a Patient

A technique for good communication

The Cuban flag hanging across a street in Havana.

Want a Glimpse of Single-Payer Healthcare? Look at Cuba

The distinction between single-payer and universal care is critical, says Niran S. Al-Agba, MD

3 Tips for Busy Doctors

Medicine is hard, here's some advice to make it easier

The Problem with Telephone Messages in Primary Care

They're just another superficial check-off, says Hans Duvefelt, MD

Tired of EMR Crashes? Push Back

Michael Kirsch, MD, looks at what digitization has done to medicine

OK, You Made a Mistake. Get Over It

Edwin Leap, MD, wants you to remember that you're only human

What Does a 'Good Prognosis' Really Mean?

Maybe it's about more than healing or recovering

How Do Doctors Spend Their Days?

The answer may shock you, says Roy Benaroch, MD

Scrubs Outside the Hospital: Good or Bad?

It's probably harmless but "sends the wrong message," says Skeptical Scalpel, MD

The Expanding Popularity of the Doctor's Note

The list of reasons for getting one keeps lengthening, says Yul Ejnes, MD

Here's Why You Can't Compare Healthcare to the Airline Industry

There are big differences between the two, says Suneel Dhand, MD

When "Unremarkable" Is Not Clear Enough

Radiology reports need to be held to higher standards, argues Saurabh Jha, MD

Calling a Doctor by His or Her First Name

It's different without a longstanding relationship, says James C. Salwitz, MD

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