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Perspectives

Thought-provoking perspectives from leading health and medical experts

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Lost in the Haze: What Would Rescheduling Marijuana Really Do?

If you are confused, you're not alone

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The Heart of Healthcare Innovation Keeps Beating

Our annual innovation symposium inspired us to make our health system work better

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'A Fascinating Medical Mystery': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 番茄社区's reporters

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Farm-to-Hospital Meals Can Help Protect Patients and the Climate

Every health system should partner with local, high-quality farms

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How New Doctors Can Crush Their First Contract

Three strategies to financial success

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New School Meal Standards: An Encouraging Step Towards Healthier Kids

The momentum coming from the federal government is promising

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Ending Oncology's Toxic Relationship With High Chemotherapy Doses

Optimizing doses can improve patient outcomes and lower costs

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Fraudulent Practices Abound in Post-Accident Healthcare

These costs often fall unfairly on patients and insurance providers

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The Green Elephant in Medical School Classrooms

Climate change should be weaved into the very fabric of health education

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Unmasking the 'Lost' Mental Health Generation

Many adults have been retrospectively diagnosed with autism, ADHD, and bipolar disorder

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Celebrating Nurses Week: Hats Off to All the RNs

Here are some facts about my invaluable colleagues

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I Didn't Truly Understand Opioid Addiction Until It Killed My Son

Despite being a doctor, I learned too late that substance use disorder is a treatable disease

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The Plight of the Late-Boomer Physician

Does anyone besides me feel like we got the short end of the financial stick?

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A Rare Chance to Really Connect

An unexpected hole in my schedule gave me the chance to do something invaluable

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'Hard to Learn to Swim When You're Already Drowning': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 番茄社区's reporters

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We Screen Postpartum Women for Depression. But What About PTSD?

We're not asking all of the right questions

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What if States Paid People to Stop Using Drugs and Smoking?

This underutilized strategy has proven effective

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We're All Concierge Doctors Now

We've unknowingly accepted all of the responsibilities and expectations, but without any benefits

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TikTok and the Death of Nex Benedict

We should think twice about how mental health discussions are regulated on social media

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A Look Inside the Exorbitant Costs of Applying to Residency

The expense creates a barrier to equity and excellence

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Narcan May Have Moved Over-the-Counter, but It鈥檚 Still Underutilized

The potential of this lifesaving medicine will only be achieved if it is truly accessible to all

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Why Don't Men Have Their Version of 'The Pill'?

A focus on gender equity should include contraceptive equity too

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Patients Hitting GLP-1 Plateaus? Here's How to Help

Set expectations up front, and explore alternative approaches when necessary

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Medical Mystery Got You Stumped? You May Be Making These Mistakes.

Consider backtracking, rather than zooming out

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'Me-Search' and Short-Sightedness Have No Place in Suicide Research

To prevent more deaths, the field of suicide research needs to evolve

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Discerning the Truth About the Medicare Advantage Controversy

Evidence shows higher-quality care compared with fee-for-service, but also overpayments

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Getting Everything in One Place

Electronic health records aren't delivering on their promise of fewer paper forms

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'That's a Society-Ending Pandemic': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 番茄社区's reporters

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What I Learned From My Unconventional Career Path in Medicine

Don't be afraid to let your medical career meander

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Closing Gender-Based Disease Disparities Starts in the Lab

Women must have a seat at the table in deciding what type of research to pursue

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Is Industry Influence Driving LVAD Use by Cardiologists?

Clinical treatment decisions should be based on the best available evidence

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Burnout Is Not Going Away. Here Are Three 'Microskills' to Mitigate It.

Too many physicians are not meeting their own basic needs

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Men Too: Sexual Harassment in the Operating Room

The fear and anxiety that come with harassment cross all boundaries

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Is It Time for Hospitals to Implement Weapons Screening?

Gun violence in hospitals is rising -- we need a bold new safety approach

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Herpes B: A Hidden Menace in Monkeys

The recent saga of a man in Hong Kong is a grim reminder of a dangerous macaque virus

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Neurotechnology Development Must Be Slow and Steady

The burgeoning field holds both promise and risks

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Getting in Touch, Figuring It All Out

It's great to have more than one way to ask for help on a difficult case

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'Is This Like a 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy?': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 番茄社区's reporters

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The Real Forces That Motivate Us in Healthcare

Doctors are motivated by metaphysical drivers, just like those in many other fields

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When Neglect Becomes Criminal: The Harsh Reality of Failing a Dependent

Too often these cases are swept under the rug

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