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Essays and opinions from our readers, always thought-provoking, sometimes controversial

A young pregnant woman takes a selfie with her smartphone while receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

Is Confirmation Bias Guiding COVID Vaccine Recommendations?

Policy must be based on indisputable evidence

A tired male healthcare worker in dark blue scrubs with closed eyes rests his head on his hand in the doctor鈥檚 lounge.

The Elephant in the Doctors' Lounge

It's time to get healthcare workers talking about their own mental health

A transgender woman in a pink robe with her head wrapped in a towel wipes the steam off of a mirror in the bathroom.

What's Driving Eating Disorders in Trans Patients?

Proper care begins with understanding

A young female healthcare worker in blue scrubs holding a brochure speaks to a concerned looking senior woman.

Give All Patients a Voice in Their Care

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

A group of medical students in a lecture hall listen to an unseen professor.

Do We Really Need a Fourth Year of Med School?

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

A photo of Diana Cejas, MD, MPH

I Have a Disability Too, I Told My Patient

Disclosure can benefit patients and the healthcare system alike

A photo of Jay Bindman

When You Ignore My Gender, You Dehumanize Me

As physicians, we must do better to support trans patients

A male nurse gives a teen male a COVID-19 vaccination, both are wearing protective masks.

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

A young male doctor in scrubs sits in a hospital hallway.

Dear New Residents, You Will Make Mistakes

And other reflections from a chief resident

A photo of Blair Peters, MD

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

Photos of Victor Nizet, MD, and his son Oliver receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

Why We Volunteered in COVID Vaccine Trials

A father and son's perspectives

A computer rendering of the male reproductive system with a cross section of the prostate which has a tumor.

What's Guiding Prostate Cancer Care for Gay Men?

Research specific to this group has only scratched the surface

A FAKE NEWS newspaper laying on a butchers block countertop

Stop Exploiting Suicide For Political Gain

False claims have driven moral panic during the COVID pandemic

A business woman stands outside of a glass structure looking at the man standing within.

Breaking Through Healthcare's Glass Ceiling

Let's close the gender gap at the leadership level

A microscopy of Rhizopus sporangium releasing spores

I Spy an Opportunistic Infection?

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

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