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Perspectives

Thought-provoking perspectives from leading health and medical experts

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The Sackler Family Can Act Today to Compensate Opioid Overdose Victims

But it appears unlikely they will take this course of action

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Would You Switch a Patient's Medication if You Knew the Cost?

Optimizing price estimate alert design and logic should be a priority

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It Is Literally Impossible to Be a Woman in Medicine

Women physicians face a multitude of challenges beginning in medical school

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Are Your Patients Prepared to Switch Their Asthma Inhaler?

With the discontinuation of Flovent, we must prevent gaps in care

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A Culture of Silence Persists in Medicine Despite #MeToo

We see it as early as the medical school application process

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In This Wave of Respiratory Illness, Primary Care Is Drowning

The spike in illness coupled with staff shortages is stretching us thin

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Our Healthcare Data Infrastructure Is Abysmal

A critical lesson from the COVID-19 crisis

We've Done Away With a Critical Source of Drug Use Data

It's time to bring back the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) survey

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Getting Back the Time We Lost

If you want the paperwork done, at least give us the resources to do it

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'We Needed to Do Something Different': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 番茄社区's reporters

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It's High Time to Protect Farmworkers From Heat-Related Illness and Death

Reauthorizing the Farm Bill can offer essential protections

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Prisoner First, Patient Second

How hospitals ignore the rights of incarcerated patients and how they can do better

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Collaboration Between Local Oncologists and Academia Is Crucial

Greater partnerships can optimize cancer care outcomes

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A Doctor's Obligation as a Private Citizen

We must be thoughtful about how we share our views with the public

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Why I Disclosed My Disabilities When Applying for Residency

My health conditions are an important part of my personal narrative

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A Nurse Told Me to Lock Myself in an Exam Room. A Patient's Dad Was Looking For Me.

We must put an end to gun violence in healthcare facilities

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Emotional Intelligence Must Guide Artificial Intelligence

Together they can ensure quality and holistic patient care

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Nonprofit Hospital Boards on the Firing Line

Many have not been focused enough on their mission to serve their communities

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The ED Remains Colored by Despair

We must hold on to our few sources of hope

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'It Is a Horrifying Prospect': What We Heard This Year

Quotable quotes heard by 番茄社区's reporters

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Academic Career vs Private Medical Practice

A guide to the right decision for you

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Lessons From the Chemotherapy Shortages: Invest in Generics

We need more sustainable solutions to ensure treatment access

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I'm Sorry, Your Patient No Longer Has Medicaid Coverage

Too many kids are still suffering the consequences of the Medicaid "unwinding"

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On the Health Docket for the Supreme Court's 2024 Term

An alarming agenda with potentially grave consequences for public health

Patients Are Lucky Cigna Dropped Its Plans to Buy Humana

But Washington should prepare now for the next major merger announcement

Medicare Cuts Beg the Question: Do Doctors Know How to Make 'Good Trouble'?

The health of American healthcare may depend on physicians taking it to the streets

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'If You Want Your Stocking Stuffed on Christmas, Go Ahead': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 番茄社区's reporters

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Kindness Doesn't Have a Billable Code

But it's a key part of patient care

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Gonorrhea, Then and Now

And when -- if ever -- will resistant super-bugs increase the use of condoms?

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Learning to Control Traumatic Hemorrhage Can Prevent Firearm Deaths

Escalating gun violence necessitates widespread bystander response

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Burnout Relief, Made Easier

Healthcare leadership must prioritize staff mental health

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Four Benefits of Including Physicians in Healthcare Design

Insights from medical training and experience can improve the built environment

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'Curable': A Case for Precision of Language

Patients need a clear description of their prognosis

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Is Your Patient Married? Check Their Spouse's Blood Pressure, Too

Couple-centered strategies can help manage hypertension

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Making Sure Everything Works

Our problem with printing is emblematic of what's wrong with our healthcare system

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'I Guess You Negotiate With a Mugger': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 番茄社区's reporters

Extend Landmark PEPFAR Program Now

Saving lives is more important than politics

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Something Special Happens When We Share Stories About Our Patients

Written narratives have the power to heal

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The 'Before and After': An Eye Surgeon's Unexpected Finding

There are a few possible diagnoses in patient with headaches, blurred vision, but one stands out

How to Prevent Violence Against Healthcare Workers

"We have to tell our stories, because this has to be a priority," emergency physician says

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