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A bride with her mascara running from crying looks wide-eyed into a mirror.

Something Borrowed: This Psychologist's Command Performance

How "being there" for a patient can take many forms

A computer rendering of an inflamed shoulder joint next to a syringe drawing from a vial.

Doctors Work to Treat, Understand Post-Vaccine Shoulder Injury

SIRVA is mainly in the medicolegal realm, but physicians acknowledge its rare possibility

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Yes, Exercise Is Basically Magic

Cardiologists review why it's just so good for you and your patients.

Four physicians make demands of a weary young female nurse.

The LMNOPs of Caring for the Nursing Workforce

Healthcare systems can do more to prevent staff burnout

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Cough, Cancer, PTSD: Two Decades of World Trade Center Studies

Research has revealed the fallout of response to a crisis

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PhRMA Warns of Dire Consequences if Medicare Allowed to Negotiate Drug Prices

"We know how the story ends" when the government sets prices, group says

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UPMC, Star Surgeon Sued For Fraud Due to Alleged Overlapping Surgeries

James Luketich, MD, "regularly sacrificed patient health in order to increase surgical volume"

A LEGO miner minifigure holds his pickaxe on a gold Bitcoin coin on top of a PC motherboard.

Should Physicians Invest in Cryptocurrency?

This doctor thinks now is the time

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Older Folks Like the Phone for Doctor Calls, Right? Right?

A close up of a syringe bent in a 45 degree angle between two halves of a ripped protective mask.

Physicians: From Pandemic Heroes to Villains

But we keep going

Closeup of a nurse holding the hand of a dying patient.

Hospital Visitation Restrictions Are Hurting Patients and Nurses

New protocols and COVID mitigation techniques can enable safe visitation

Five female physicians talking in the hallway.

Medicine Is a Great Career Choice for Women

We can do more to support their entry into and success in the field

Man answering his smartphone in bed late in the middle of the night.

How I Learned to Stop Reacting to Overnight Calls

It's all about perception

The Cost of Compassion Fatigue During COVID

Jessi Gold talks about how healthcare professionals can help themselves while helping others

Hospital emergency room, a child with an oxygen mask

A Letter From the Front Lines of Quarantining With Kids

As a pediatrician with three sick children, I'm terrified and angry

Photo of a worried female doctor looking through the hospital window.

We're Building the Plane as We Fly It

Health systems and organizations must do more to support the well-being of providers

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How a Feisty 93-Year-Old Reinvigorated This Future Doctor

A playful spirit and a favorite board game changed me forever

A female physician in a hair net and goggles puts her pink gloved finger up to her masked mouth in a quiet gesture.

Is Fear of Hospital Retaliation Silencing Doctors?

We must speak out on issues impacting the well-being of our patients and ourselves

The packaging and blister pack of Ivermectin tablets USP 6mg.

Ivermectin Scripts, Poison Center Calls Boom During Delta Surge

CDC warns healthcare providers to steer patients away from the controversial drug

A computer rendering of glass-like headphones around a heart with a sound waveform.

Meditations on a Patient's Heart Songs

Listening to the "lub-dub" remains a privilege

A close up of two men exchanging a small ziplock bag containing eight white pills.

CDC: Benzo-Involved Overdoses on the Rise

Concerns grow about illicit versions

A multi-ethnic group of children wearing protective masks on a school bus.

Florida Doc Booted From Hospital After Offering $50 Mask Exemptions

Physician posted the offer to an anti-mask website after school district issued stronger mandate

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Let's Not Forget COVID's Lessons on Health Inequality

Even as the pandemic rages on, other battles warrant attention too

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U.S. Healthcare Groups Urge Approval of International Nurse Immigration

As nursing shortages grow amid the pandemic, some apply pressure to the State Department

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Doc's $670K Telehealth Racket? Unlikely COVID Provocateur; 'Ignorant' of Health Cost

This past week in healthcare investigations

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ADE Is Still Not a Problem With COVID Vaccines

Recent paper "not aligned with reality"

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Eric Balmir Says Pediatric-Ready Drugs Are on the Horizon

The chief pharmacy officer at Children's National Hospital discusses his career and the future

A young woman holding a letter looks at a credit card.

Why You Need a Credit Card in Med School

Leveraging one could be extremely beneficial

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Mental Health: The New 'Coming Out' in Medicine

Openness about challenges with anxiety, depression can help fight the stigma

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How Space Doctors Train on Earth

A look at analog missions

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Things Bad Doctors Say

Don't be like this

A photo of Jason Valentine, MD, standing outside the door of his office pointing at a notice he put there.

Alabama Doc Puts His Foot Down on the Unvaccinated

Jason Valentine hopes to reach those unwilling to get the COVID vaccine by turning them away

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Pharmacist Charged for Vax Card Sales; Moderna Recipe Fight; Drug Waste Report COIs

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Stop Resisting the 'Imposter' Inside of You

Let go and take on challenges

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Seven Cognitive Distortions Poisoning COVID Debates

Our society is more and more incapable of debating real issues

Rebrand of Nurse Anesthetists Met With Criticism From Physician Group

The American Society of Anesthesiologists called the name change "medical title misappropriation"

A male physician looks over the chart of his male patient who is asleep in a hospital bed in a darkened room.

Medicine Doesn't Stop at the Bedside

Medical organizations and physicians should play an active role in advancing positive change

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Is Financial Freedom for Doctors Possible?

Making a few financially savvy decisions as an attending can get you there

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Health IT a Mixed Blessing During the Pandemic

Has helped with patient care, but pay attention to the burnout it can cause, experts urge

HCA Hit With Antitrust Suit Over High Prices

Lawsuit focusing on Mission Health eyes past merger tactics, ignored price transparency rule

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