Don't Normalize Patients' Period Cramps Several options are available to help treat associated pain and discomfort Jul 31, 2022
Normalize Dads Bringing Kids to Doctors' Appointments And having knowledge about their child's health Jul 28, 2022
Dear Insurers: It's Time to Cover Weight Loss Drugs Universal coverage can increase medication access and improve population health Jul 27, 2022
Lessons From My Trip to India on Understanding Our Patients Learning first-hand about rural or diverse communities is key to addressing health inequality Jul 26, 2022
Medical Education Needs a Tune-Up Traditional and case-based teaching have benefits, but students' learning preferences count too Jul 15, 2022
What Comes After Death? Clinicians can help young patients integrate existing belief systems to process grief Jul 13, 2022
Can We Please Stop Calling It Burnout? My experience with what I call, "Post-COVID Syndrome, Type B" Jul 10, 2022
'Don't Let Me Die in Pain,' My Patient Pleaded We must better manage the suffering of patients with a history of substance use disorder Jul 09, 2022
Tell Congress to 'SAVE' Us Write to your representatives and senators to help prevent violence against healthcare workers Jul 08, 2022
Gender Equity in Surgery Is Much More Than Numbers Bias and discrimination persist in the field Jul 05, 2022
The Fatal Flaw in Hospital Price Transparency Rules There is too much room for interpretation in the definition of compliance Jul 02, 2022
'Would You Like to Keep This Pregnancy?' I Asked My 13-Year-Old Patient Having a choice can help end cycles of poverty among marginalized teen patients Jun 30, 2022
Should Young and Healthy Patients Take Paxlovid? The antiviral has not been shown to be valuable in this population Jun 26, 2022
Will CVS Health Be a Positive Disruptor to Primary Care? Complex incentives pose reasons to approach this new model with caution Jun 22, 2022
'I'm a Neurosurgeon Who Can't Move. Now What?' My ski accident reminded me to keep my patients' humanity front and center Jun 15, 2022
We're Not Out of the Pandemic Woods Yet The end of the COVID emergency phase may be nearing, but we must remain vigilant Jun 14, 2022
The Healing Power of 'I Don't Know' A dose of physician humility may be just what the patient needs Jun 13, 2022
'There Is Something Wrong With My Body' Failing to practice weight neutral care can trigger distress or disordered behaviors in patients Jun 11, 2022
It's High Noon for Dietary Supplements The user fee legislation in Congress proposes useful regulations, but doesn't go far enough Jun 10, 2022
Omicron BA.4 and BA.5: Starting From Scratch Yet Again Here's what we know and what we still need to find out Jun 06, 2022
Are Any of Us Safe at Work? I came to the U.S. to avoid violence in the healthcare workplace, but the attacks are increasing Jun 05, 2022
The Mainstream Menopause Narrative Is Misleading Women Clinicians must be aware of the impact of these messages Jun 04, 2022
The Loss of a 'Good' Death Our dying and grieving processes have been disrupted during COVID Jun 03, 2022
Who's Really the Victim Here? It's time to end DARVO behavior in the healthcare workplace Jun 02, 2022
My Experience Treating Victims of Mass Shootings Is No Longer Unique What a tragic thing to write Jun 01, 2022
Assume Every Child Has PTSD These Days Until Proven Otherwise From school shootings to abuse, kids are carrying too much weight on their small shoulders May 28, 2022
How Many More Must Die From Firearm Violence? America must limit gun access and address social and economic drivers of these assaults May 26, 2022
Taxpayers Paid Twice for Healthcare Private insurers are profiting more than ever during the pandemic May 25, 2022
The Syphilis Surge Must Be Viewed as a Public Health Emergency Let's remove administrative and resource barriers impeding the appropriate response May 22, 2022
Five Core Principles to Empower Our Patients Even through virtual care, promoting self-efficacy can lead to lasting behavior change May 20, 2022
The Chilling Effect of the RaDonda Vaught Prosecution The threat of criminal charges will not create better providers or patient outcomes May 17, 2022
Can Alternative Approaches Help in Long COVID? The culture and tools of allopathic medicine alone may be insufficient for now May 12, 2022
'I Have Never Felt Less Safe at Work' Violence against healthcare workers is increasing -- it's time for a change May 11, 2022
Insurers Need a Reason to Care About Obesity Better incentives can make healthy weight a top priority May 09, 2022
Laughing in the Face of Death Only the rare patient has a sense of humor at the end of life May 09, 2022
