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Perspectives

Thought-provoking perspectives from leading health and medical experts

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Two Caterpillars in Love: The Science of Death and Resurrection

Milton Packer decides to set his planned essay aside and write from the heart

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Art as a Tool to Manage Pain

Swapping the heating pad for pastels and colored pencils

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Extend the Interval Between COVID Vaccine Doses

The safety and effectiveness data should prompt CDC to update its policy

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Thoughts From a Doctor Who Runs Late

You never know what others are going through

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Discouraging Our Children From Becoming Doctors

The other "Great Resignation" in medicine

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Why Do Physicians Stay in Toxic Work Environments?

Reclaim your power at work

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Dear Blood Donors, You've Given Me the Gift of Life

I offer my gratitude through acceptance, acknowledgement, and reflection

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This Physician's $$ Goals for 2022

Five realistic ways I plan to grow my wealth

A patients-eye-view of an anesthesiologist about to administer propofol.

Do You Really Know What Anesthesiologists Do?

Myth-busting for Physician Anesthesiologists Week

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Is Money Driving Those Who Spread COVID Disinformation?

Milton Packer is amazed to learn what monetizing followers can do for writers

A computer rendering of a neon sign which reads: BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

A Physician's Running List of Microaffirmations

The battle against microaggressions

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Americans Have No Right to Healthcare

It's high time we change that

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When Strangers Deliver Bad News to Patients

All too often, I end up giving prognoses to patients I barely know

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Setting Boundaries and the Power of Saying 'No'

An emergency physician explores saying "yes" to yourself and "no" to others

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Is It Time to Explore Alternative and Encore Careers in Medicine?

A new way to build back better

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Playing the Hand You Are Dealt

Sometimes you must strive for a new perspective

An Antidote to Provider Shortages: In-House Travel Staffing

UPMC launched the first agency of its kind, others will likely follow

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Can Patients Just Say 'No' to Treatment?

Psychiatrist weighs in on how to approach misinformed beliefs

A woman in a straitjacket sitting on a chair in a darkened room of a psychiatric hospital

Ethics Consult: Forcibly Medicate Psychiatric Patient?

You make the call

A female physician fits a blood pressure cuff onto the arm of a man with down syndrome

Are We Equipped to Care for People With Intellectual, Developmental Disabilities?

Low accreditation standards are contributing to health disparities

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Mark Bloom, 番茄社区 Founding Editor in Chief, Dies at 82

He gave our site its "smart and compelling" voice

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Vaccination, Religion, and Science: An Astonishing 300-Year-Old Story

It's time for a history lesson in the roots of vaccine advocacy and resistance

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Men in Power Seem to Have a Serious Zipper Malfunction Problem

Are hormones interfering with men's judgment?

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Is There a Case for Anaphylactic Suicide?

Copelan explores whether suicide could be motivated by a genetically predisposed process

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Caution: Paxlovid Interacts With Many Heart Meds

The Skeptical Cardiologist asks clinicians and patients to take note

A skeptical looking male physician with his finger on his temple

Stop Blaming Patients for Their Conditions

It's ultimately counterproductive

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I'm a Burned-Out Family Doctor and Racism Is Part of the Problem

How to address racism in healthcare? Insights from an Indigenous physician

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The Entire Healthcare System Is on the Brink of Breakdown

Policymakers must help address the national emergency of healthcare workforce shortages

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(When) to Boost or Not to Boost, That Is the Question

Countless complex questions remain

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Why Are Physicians Silent About Outrageous Drug Prices?

Milton Packer wonders why physicians are struggling to get their priorities straight

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We Must Start Looking for Drowning Colleagues

Too many of us are struggling

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Pay-Per-View Autopsy: Sideshow or Science?

Dissecting the history and ethics of public autopsy

A female physician takes the temperature of her senior female patient with a pyrometer

It's 'Deja Vu All Over Again' at Our 'Cough, Cold, and Fever' Clinic

The Omicron variant has forced our COVID-19 clinic back into service

A bandaged man in a hospital bed tries to bribe his female doctor who is refusing

Are There Consequences When a Patient Harasses Their Doctor?

Standardized policies to address this issue are paramount

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Reimagining the Step 1 Exam Dedicated Study Period

The exam is now pass/fail, but the time leading up to the test is still valuable

A mature man in a wheelchair in a hospital hallway shakes hands with his male physician as two nurses look on.

The Healing Power of 'Thank You'

Why we as healthcare providers should be more sensitive to expressions of gratitude

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Ethics Consult: Approve a Horn Implantation in Patient's Skull?

You make the call

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The Demise of the Social Contract in Medicine

Recent health policy changes benefit patients but ignore demoralized healthcare workers

An anti-vaccination protester holds up a sign which reads: I TRUST MY IMMUNE SYSTEM MORE THAN DR. FAUCI

The Death of Empathy

The medical landscape has transformed for the worse, and now we are just numb

A man holds up an envelope with RESIGNATION printed on the front.

Inequity Contributes to Burnout Among New Academic Physicians

It's not just patient-facing roles that can lead to burnout

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