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Perspectives

Thought-provoking perspectives from leading health and medical experts

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Teen Therapy and Psychiatry Online: Hit or Miss?

It's time to expand school-based mental health services

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Eulogy for a Healthcare Worker

Medicine's next generation can do it better

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'The Good Doctors' -- Autism Spectrum Disorder and Medicine

Strengths, challenges, and stories of "real" Dr. Shaun Murphys

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Flawed Medical Malpractice Legislation Can Have Deadly Consequences

A current lawsuit in Florida offers an alarming case study

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The Misleading Headlines Behind the New COVID Vaccine Safety Study

The study just confirms what we already knew

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A Global Meeting of the Minds at Davos: What's on the Horizon for Health?

A look at key takeaways from this year's meeting

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My Go-To Strategies for Making Alliances With Angry Patients

The American Museum of Natural History reminded me of a trick

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AI in Healthcare: Navigating the Crossroads of Innovation and Equity

Tech solutions should be aimed at boosting efficiency and care access

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Measles' Deadliest Sequelae

How much do you know about its most dire consequences?

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Take Your Supplements With a Big Grain of Salt

We must guide patients who get lost managing their own care

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'This Is an Extremely Rare Phenomenon': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 番茄社区's reporters

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Three Tools to Address Health Equity

Data, communication and respect, and private-sector partnerships are key

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FDA Authorized Florida's Drug Importation Plan. Naysayers Are Balking.

It's not an efficient solution

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What We Can Learn From the 2023 Lunar New Year Shootings

Asian American and Pacific Islander communities should be included in future research

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Palliative Care Has a Branding Problem

Changing how it's perceived can break down silos

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Do Organ Transplants Cause Personality Changes?

Anecdotal evidence suggests a real possibility, but more research is needed

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Misdiagnosed: Did the Color of My Skin Play a Role?

An adapted excerpt from Blackstock's new book, Legacy

Increasing Diversity in Medicine via the Mentorship Pipeline

"It's important for us to be in these spaces"

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When It Comes to Isolation, COVID Shouldn't Be Singled Out From the Pack

It's time for CDC to update its guidance

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Primordial Prevention Can Protect Black Women's Cardiovascular Health

Let's block the risk factors before they start

Moving Forward With Diversity in Medicine After SCOTUS Decision

Experts weigh in on the consequences of Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling

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'You Can Create Some Scary Sounding Headlines': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 番茄社区's reporters

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Two Women Physicians Find Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship

It takes great determination to successfully navigate the challenges along the way

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Hospital-at-Home Could Be a Double-Edged Sword

Equity and infection prevention are cause for concern

The Unseen Struggles of Native Medical Students

We don't have the privilege to learn while shutting out the news in our communities

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Cancer Patients Caught in the Crosshairs of Hospital Consolidation

Policymakers must rein in anti-competitive tactics

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COVID's Latest Adaptation: It Has Lulled Us to Sleep

My doctor's refusal to prescribe "just-in-case" Paxlovid speaks volumes

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Do Your Patients Know Where You Live?

Healthcare professionals have a right to privacy, too

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Child Protective Services Is Being Weaponized Against Our Black Patients

HHS must institute more oversight of medical professionals making repeated calls

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Spread 'Aloha' in Healthcare

Let's work toward a more idyllic vision of our system

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Artificial Intelligence Versus Sir William Osler

Note-taking in the electronic health record still leaves much to be desired

Shaping the Future of Effective Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Testing and rating the performance of AI models used in healthcare will be key

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'If We Have a Thermonuclear War, All I Need Is a Scalpel': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 番茄社区's reporters

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Doing Away With Needle Exchange Programs Won't Prevent Drug Use

This is where the principle of harm reduction becomes important

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Two Obscure Cases about Fish May Disempower Health Agencies

SCOTUS appears poised to substitute its judgment for that of career scientists

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Treating the Tsetse's Curse

A drug called fexinidazole deserves a heart-felt shout-out

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Prenatal Care Shouldn't Begin in the ED

We must address barriers to early and appropriate care

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Medical Schools Are Not Preparing Us to Care for Autistic Individuals

It's time for that to change

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Medicine or Candy? Let's Reevaluate the Vitamins We Offer to Kids

Children should give standard pills a try before turning to alternatives

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In the Face of Misogyny in Medicine, Be a Better Person

Physicians who report professional mistreatment should not be shamed

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