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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Is Physician Behavior Contributing to CDC Skepticism?

Setting an example or second-guessing guidelines?

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<乌鸦传媒>Three Reasons Your Patients Are Unhappy

How to practice on a human level

A male physcian at the bedside of his male patient uses virtual reality to look at MRI images of his brain.

<乌鸦传媒>Evaluating Tech for Clinical Use

What factors should you consider?

A stressed looking female physician with her hand on her forehead leans against a wall and looks at papers on a clipboard

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: This Doc Has 'Post-Litigation Stress Disorder'

The legal system versus the doctor-patient relationship

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<乌鸦传媒>The Life Cycle of Emotion in Medicine

Perspectives change throughout a career

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<乌鸦传媒>Bloated Notes Are a Time Suck

Why do we do it to ourselves?

A mature female physician comforts her mature male patient while his daughter holds back tears.

<乌鸦传媒>Physicians: Heal Yourself First

Treat yourself like you treat your patients

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<乌鸦传媒>The Pandemic May Be Damaging My Brain, but It鈥檚 Not the Masks

An infectious disease physician deals with "bananas" misinformation

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<乌鸦传媒>A Physician's Personal Opioid Story

Surreal, scary, and humbling

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<乌鸦传媒>How to Stop Anti-Science

Science literacy isn't watching YouTube

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Time to Give Rude Patients a 1-Star Rating?

Behavioral expectations for those we care for

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<乌鸦传媒>A Dose of Hope

Focusing on our community will lift us from these dark times

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: The Energy-Draining Life of a Physician

It's a long, hard road, so you must find your passion

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Please Don't Yell at Me. I'm Trying to Help

A doctor treating individuals with substance use disorders understands the fear and frustration

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: How to Teach in the OR

Sometimes, you have to "use the force"

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<乌鸦传媒>A Physician's Search for Meaning

"No one else can live your life"

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: This Physician Has Had Enough of Anti-Asian Hate

And you should too

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: A Breakup With Primary Care

I hope we can still be friends

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<乌鸦传媒>Being a Doctor Is My 'Heart-Song'

Even if it's not always easy

A mature male physician and his mature male patient share a laugh

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Be the One to Uplift Your Patients

It's not how much you know, but how much you care

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<乌鸦传媒>A New (More Hopeful) Normal in Medicine?

Renew your faith in the abundance of living

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<乌鸦传媒>Can We Forget the 'Doctor Car' Myth Now?

I admit I was tempted to get something fancy, but reality said otherwise

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<乌鸦传媒>5 Life Lessons COVID Has Taught Me

Christine Lau, MD, looks at some realizations she made over the last few months

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<乌鸦传媒>How Structural Racism Affects Healthcare

Only by first acknowledging the effects can we work toward transformative changes

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<乌鸦传媒>Four Myths About Universal Healthcare in Other Countries

Hint: Nobody has "Medicare for All"

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<乌鸦传媒>When Medicare Stops Covering a Test Without Warning

Why didn't someone tell me, asks Hans Duvefelt, MD

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<乌鸦传媒>The Five Most Important Words You Can Say to a Patient

A technique for good communication

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<乌鸦传媒>Want a Glimpse of Single-Payer Healthcare? Look at Cuba

The distinction between single-payer and universal care is critical, says Niran S. Al-Agba, MD

<乌鸦传媒>3 Tips for Busy Doctors

Medicine is hard, here's some advice to make it easier

<乌鸦传媒>The Problem with Telephone Messages in Primary Care

They're just another superficial check-off, says Hans Duvefelt, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Tired of EMR Crashes? Push Back

Michael Kirsch, MD, looks at what digitization has done to medicine

<乌鸦传媒>OK, You Made a Mistake. Get Over It

Edwin Leap, MD, wants you to remember that you're only human

<乌鸦传媒>What Does a 'Good Prognosis' Really Mean?

Maybe it's about more than healing or recovering

<乌鸦传媒>How Do Doctors Spend Their Days?

The answer may shock you, says Roy Benaroch, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Scrubs Outside the Hospital: Good or Bad?

It's probably harmless but "sends the wrong message," says Skeptical Scalpel, MD

<乌鸦传媒>The Expanding Popularity of the Doctor's Note

The list of reasons for getting one keeps lengthening, says Yul Ejnes, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Here's Why You Can't Compare Healthcare to the Airline Industry

There are big differences between the two, says Suneel Dhand, MD

<乌鸦传媒>When "Unremarkable" Is Not Clear Enough

Radiology reports need to be held to higher standards, argues Saurabh Jha, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Calling a Doctor by His or Her First Name

It's different without a longstanding relationship, says James C. Salwitz, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare System Makes Physicians Hypocrites by Enabling Addiction

Why are doctors avoiding treatment of alcoholics?

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