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Thought-provoking perspectives from leading health and medical experts

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Too Many Kids With Sickle Cell Disease Aren't Getting Appropriate Preventive Care

Findings from my recent study shook me to my core

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A Brief Missive From the Lake

Rest, relaxation, and a chance to reflect on what our office could improve

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'Can Certainly Happen in Patients Who Are Not Surfers': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 番茄社区's reporters

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The Global Fight Against Infection-Driven Cancers

Despite vast gains in knowledge, there's still much to do if we want to save lives

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How Should Unethical Legacies in Medical History Be Handled?

Reexamining legacy and revoking reverence help restore medical integrity

Expert Epidemiologists on Everything COVID

Summer waves, long COVID data, and hope on the horizon

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An Olympic-Sized Miss in Managing COVID-19

Did high stakes lead to foregoing prevention and mitigation?

How Worried Should We Be About a Bird Flu Pandemic?

A "red flag" for virologists, but status quo for the general public for now

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'I Mean, How Hard Is That?': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 番茄社区's reporters

What It's Like Providing Care for Mental Health at the Olympics

Jessica Bartley, PsyD, talks about her approach to keeping Olympians mentally fit

Life as an Olympic Doctor

An orthopedic surgeon on the best thing she's ever done and how you can get involved

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Surviving Russian Prison: Evan Gershkovich's Health After Incarceration

We wish him the best support in reintegrating back home

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I've Seen the Extreme Pain of IUD Insertion

CDC's new guidance is a good first step, but more is needed to acknowledge women's pain

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Blood Test for Colon Cancer: Panacea or Hype?

This newly approved testing modality brings challenges and opportunities

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Does the Private Sector Help, or Hinder, Life Expectancy?

Analyzing the impact of the "commercial determinants of health"

Why Measles Is 'Coming in Hot' in 2024

"We've seen data showing that vaccination rates across the board globally have dropped"

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Death Is Inevitable. It's Time We Learned to Talk About It.

By fostering honest and compassionate discussions, we can provide patients with more dignity

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Paris Redux: From Health Leader Interviews to COVID at the Olympics

A break from the usual data

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What's the Best Way to Help Specialists Succeed? Beef Up Primary Care

Let us handle the garden-variety hypertension and diabetes, and give them the complex cases

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A Leave of Absence -- From Medicine or the Olympics -- Is Not a Sign of Weakness

Taking a step back is sometimes necessary to move forward

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'Not Game-Over for COVID': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 番茄社区's reporters

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PBMs Are Stacking the Deck Against Patients and Independent Physician Practices

Infusion services and other therapies must be delivered without delay

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'Inside Out 2': How New Emotions Mirror Medical Student Struggles

A look at anxiety, envy, embarrassment, and ennui

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He Hadn't Had a Drop of Alcohol in Nearly a Year -- But the Test Said Otherwise

Faulty testing protocols threaten the freedom of those entangled in the U.S. legal system

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Mpox Is Becoming More Deadly. We Need Global Action Now to Prevent Another Pandemic.

A new, more dangerous variant has emerged

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The Postpartum Cliff Doesn't Need to Be So Steep

Extending the standard of care to at least 1 year post-birth can save lives

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Extend the Hospital-at-Home Waiver Before It's Too Late

Older adults should continue to receive care where they feel and heal their best

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Plant-based Food and Drink Labeling Is a Battlefield

Public health considerations are missing in action

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What Is 'Character Assassination' in Medicine?

The consequences affect not only the targeted clinician but patients and institutions too

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Medicine Made LGBTQ+ Health the Problem. Medical Schools Can Help Course Correct.

Medical training has let discrimination go unchecked for far too long

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The Next Big Shiny Thing

These new devices never live up to their promises, but I keep hoping anyway

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'Living Through My Worst Nightmare': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 番茄社区's reporters

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The Promise of 'Magic Mushrooms' for Mental Health Is Real

But more research and careful regulation is necessary

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POCUS and Malpractice: Separating Fact From Fear

The benefit to patients from point-of-care ultrasound should outweigh litigation concerns

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Community Pharmacy Gets an Unfairly Bad Rap

I'd like to set the record straight

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Fighting Blind: There Remains Much We Don't Know About the H5N1 Outbreak

Here are key questions we need to answer to prevent larger crises

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Another Medicare Cut for Physicians? Look to Congress, Not CMS

Medicare patients and providers deserve better

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Non-Disclosure Agreements Have No Place in Medicine

Just because something is legal doesn't mean it's ethical

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How to Prevent Heat-Related Illness in Pediatric Patients

Educating families can go a long way

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Doctor's Orders: A Social Prescription for Health

An excerpt from Hotz's book, The Connection Cure

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