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Perspectives

Thought-provoking perspectives from leading health and medical experts

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The One Skill That Harried Medical Leaders Often Lack

It's no surprise the public is losing faith with the healthcare industry

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Give All Patients a Voice in Their Care

The pandemic has emphasized the importance of access to advance care planning

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Do We Really Need a Fourth Year of Med School?

Student perspectives from the pandemic point to the benefits of restructuring medical education

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Google's Rise in Healthcare

The tech giant's innovation is sure to disrupt the status quo

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I Have a Disability Too, I Told My Patient

Disclosure can benefit patients and the healthcare system alike

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When You Ignore My Gender, You Dehumanize Me

As physicians, we must do better to support trans patients

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How to Have an Outstanding Mentor Relationship

Five ways to make a difference in someone's career

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CDC's All-or-Nothing Approach to Teen COVID Vaccination Is All Wrong

The agency should revisit its latest guidance to maximize benefits and minimize risks

Do 'Robots' Offer Any Clear Surgical Advantage?

Review says no, and Vinay Prasad believes it's a sobering reflection on medical technology

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Dear New Residents, You Will Make Mistakes

And other reflections from a chief resident

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Mansplaining in Medicine

And how to solve it

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Ethics Consult: Help Family Have 'Savior Child' for Marrow Donation? MD/JD Weighs In

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

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Do We Still Need Office Visits?

It's time to look beyond our traditional modes of care delivery

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The Long Overdue Rise of Gender-Affirming Care

Medicine is finally starting to catch up with the times, but there's a long way to go

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Can a Personality Test Make You a Better Doctor?

You might be surprised what you can uncover to enrich your career

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Caffeine Effects on PVC Frequency: A Self-Experiment

The Skeptical Cardiologist sees dramatic changes on ambulatory cardiac monitoring

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Why We Volunteered in COVID Vaccine Trials

A father and son's perspectives

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What's Guiding Prostate Cancer Care for Gay Men?

Research specific to this group has only scratched the surface

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The FDA Is Failing the American People

The agency's recent decision to approve aducanumab offers more evidence of a broken system

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It's Time to End the USMLE Step 3 Exam

It's a redundant and harmful entity on the path of medical education

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Stop Exploiting Suicide For Political Gain

False claims have driven moral panic during the COVID pandemic

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The Case of the Yellow Sticky Note

This simple office supply was a clue to doctor's problems at work

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Breaking Through Healthcare's Glass Ceiling

Let's close the gender gap at the leadership level

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How Photography Made Me a Better Doctor

Where art and medicine overlap to create a more complete picture

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Can We Improve the Medication Refill System?

Yes, but some tweaks will be required

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I Spy an Opportunistic Infection?

Providers should monitor for "black fungus" and other infections being associated with COVID

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Op-Ed: Does Your Patient Really Have Diastolic Dysfunction?

The Skeptical Cardiologist highlights the confusion in "diastology"

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How Emotionally Intelligent Are You About Your EQ?

Hint: It's not just about empathy for patients

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Ethics Consult: Is Reporting Mom's Drug Use Protecting Child or Invading Privacy?

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

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Suicide Continues to Get Sad Before It Gets Sadder

Novel research and definitions are essential to reversing bleak trends

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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?

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Another Chance to Get Our Patients' Medication Lists Right

A new "soft stop" in our EHR helps us see some changes more clearly

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

Setting an example or second-guessing guidelines?

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Three Reasons Your Patients Are Unhappy

How to practice on a human level

Breast Cancer Screening During COVID Reveals Inequities

Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, discusses new findings and his takeaway

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?

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Op-Ed: This Doc Has 'Post-Litigation Stress Disorder'

The legal system versus the doctor-patient relationship

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Op-Ed: Will the Real COVID Experts Please Stand Up?

A core set of principles separate those who make good and bad policy decisions

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COVID Exposes Another Gap in Care: Lack of Universal EHR Access

Why can't our practice easily see test results from somewhere else?

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The Life Cycle of Emotion in Medicine

Perspectives change throughout a career

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