My Advice to Early-Career Physicians: Don't Play It Safe! Milton Packer recommends a contrarian path for career development Apr 10, 2019
Yes, I Signed That Form. No, I Didn't Have Time to Read It All doctors sign forms they haven't read. But maybe there's a better solution. Apr 07, 2019
When 'Take Medicine With Food' is a Problem -- But Not the Way You'd Think Food insecurity needs more attention from clinicians Mar 31, 2019
Is Stress Testing Warranted for All High Coronary Calcium Scores? A skeptical look at the evidence Mar 27, 2019
What I Learned During My 11-Year Sabbatical From Cardiology Milton Packer on why he decided to start and stop being a department chair Mar 13, 2019
Want to Know If Someone Is Manipulating Data? Milton Packer describes how to distinguish science from magic Feb 27, 2019
Pelzman's Picks: Do Rich People Get More Mental Health Meds? Also, many generic drugs aren't available in the U.S. Feb 12, 2019
What Would the Ideal Healthcare System Look Like? A patient's list of issues is a reminder of what's really important Feb 10, 2019
Orgasm, Desire, Pain: Discussing Women's Sexual Health Valentine's day Facebook Live discussion Feb 08, 2019
Physician Burnout? Last Week I Made My First 20-Year Plan Milton Packer has finalized dreams for his professional future Jan 23, 2019
Will Biomarkers Eventually Replace Physicians? Milton Packer imagines the end of nonprocedural medicine as we know it Jan 16, 2019
Does Johnson's Baby Powder Cause Cancer? Milton Packer says the $4.69-billion verdict is about anger, not medicine Jan 09, 2019
Reveling in the 'Q Word' Things were pretty, uh, calm at this doctor's office on New Year's Eve Jan 04, 2019
The Best Cardiovascular Drug Many Physicians Won’t Prescribe Milton Packer describes the rise and fall of one of our most effective medicines Dec 19, 2018
The Most Wonderful Mistake the FDA Ever Made Milton Packer explains how an FDA error enlightened the practice of medicine Dec 05, 2018
Med Schools' Business Model Is Officially Dead Milton Packer describes the slaughter of "academic" medicine Nov 28, 2018
Milton Packer: A Year of Opening Pandora’s Box thanks Milton for another year of thought-provoking commentary Nov 21, 2018
When the Dead Need a Primary Care Physician For some people, the medical examiner may be their only doctor Nov 08, 2018
Three Ways to Fight Patient Illiteracy An alarming number of Americans struggle to understand healthcare information Oct 31, 2018
Trump is Right: Google is Biased Search giant picks winners and losers -- driven by everyday users Sep 05, 2018
A Physician's Two Most Important Body Parts Ron Harman King addresses the topic of physician physiology Aug 30, 2018
The Problem with Telephone Messages in Primary Care They're just another superficial check-off, says Hans Duvefelt, MD Aug 23, 2018
First Clinical Trial in Medicine Changed World History Milton Packer revisits a 1747 medical landmark and its tortuous aftermath Aug 15, 2018
One Word Docs Need to Know in Prison This common word makes communicating with patients a little less technical Aug 09, 2018
Is Industry Bribing Your Physician? Milton Packer wonders why Michael Cohen is not listed in Open Payments database Aug 08, 2018
This Infant Disease Was Eradicated. Now It's Back. Why? Some parents are refusing routine vitamin K shots for their newborns, as F. Perry Wilson, MD, explains Jul 20, 2018
Should Physicians Talk to the Lay Press About Research Studies? Milton Packer describes the perils of selling science to the public Jul 18, 2018
