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This Isn't COVID's Final Act

We must keep the virus, and long COVID, center stage

September 12, 2023
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What It Will Really Take to Restore Trust in the CDC

A singular narrative, consistency, and relatability are paramount

September 13, 2023
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Clarifying the 'Duty to Warn' in North Carolina

Clinicians shouldn't be in legal jeopardy for trying to prevent violence

September 18, 2023
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The Wrath Toward Contract Management Groups Is Right Where It Needs to Be

Emergency medicine is facing a reckoning

September 14, 2023
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Clarifying the 'Duty to Warn' in North Carolina

Clinicians shouldn't be in legal jeopardy for trying to prevent violence

September 18, 2023
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The Wrath Toward Contract Management Groups Is Right Where It Needs to Be

Emergency medicine is facing a reckoning

September 14, 2023

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When It Comes to Vaccine Strategy, Be Careful Comparing the U.S. to Other Countries

The health landscape varies significantly from country to country

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Vaccine Research and Combating the Anti-Science Movement Go Hand in Hand

An excerpt from Hotez's new book, The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science

September 19, 2023
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Transitioning From Academic Writing to the Narrative

An alternative writing style can give a voice to our patients' stories

September 19, 2023
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From Physician to Politician

Brian H. Williams discusses gun violence, bipartisan politics, and hitting the campaign trail

September 19, 2023
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Clarifying the 'Duty to Warn' in North Carolina

Clinicians shouldn't be in legal jeopardy for trying to prevent violence

September 18, 2023
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Building the Patient-Centered Medical Home
Please, Higher-Ups, We Know What to Do. Let Us Do It.

We can improve our practice workflow, if only you'll let us

September 18, 2023
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'You Have No Idea How Much It Pains Me': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by MedPage Today's reporters

September 17, 2023
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Emotional CPR as an Alternative to Coercive Mental Health Treatment

The power of others with lived experience

September 17, 2023
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Guide to the Coronary Artery Calcium Scan: 2023 Update

The Skeptical Cardiologist on how CAC scans fit into current practice in preventive cardiology

September 16, 2023
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Medical Debt Is Killing Our Patients

Here's my legislative solution to put an end to this

September 16, 2023
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Is Medical-Legal Consulting Right for You?

How to bridge medicine and law

September 16, 2023
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Stroke Doesn't Have to Lead to Death or Disability

Rapid, appropriate treatment can save lives and limit severe outcomes

September 15, 2023
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The Wrath Toward Contract Management Groups Is Right Where It Needs to Be

Emergency medicine is facing a reckoning

September 14, 2023
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What It Will Really Take to Restore Trust in the CDC

A singular narrative, consistency, and relatability are paramount

September 13, 2023
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Of Parasites and Plagues

Claire Panosian Dunavan, MD, explores lesser known domestic and global infectious diseases

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Prescriptions for a Broken System

N. Adam Brown, MD, MBA, offers unique insights into the business of healthcare.

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Rural Rx

Edwin Leap, MD, examines medicine outside the cities and suburbs

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Skeptical Cardiologist

Anthony Pearson, MD, on pressing matters of the heart

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Suicidologist's Soliloquy

Russell Copelan, MD, sheds light on a dark issue

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The Activist Psychiatrist

Amanda Calhoun, MD, MPH, examines social justice and mental health, with a focus on anti-Black racism.

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The Health Docket

Lawrence Gostin, JD, on the state of domestic and global health law.

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Uncharted Territory

Joel Zivot, MD, MA, JM, offers thought-provoking insights at the intersection of medicine, law, and bioethics.

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What We Heard This Week

Quotes from the experts

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Wired Practice

Ron Harman King, MS, on pressing issues in the medical field

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Working Stiff

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