Amanda Loudin

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Docs reveal perils of giving medical advice to friends and family

Author:: Amanda Loudin

Publish date: July 11, 2022

“If you gave medical advice without having assessed them, you’re lacking the medical history, a physical exam, and you should not be giving advice....

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How old is too old to work as a doctor?

Author:: Amanda Loudin

Publish date: April 28, 2022

“It’s age discrimination. Physicians receive assessments throughout their careers as part of the accreditation process – there’s no need to change ...

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Are free lunches back? Docs start seeing drug reps again

Author:: Amanda Loudin

Publish date: April 21, 2022

“We’re seeing the pandemic evolve the meeting model into a hybrid in-person and virtual.”

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Aaron Rodgers’s Panchakarma ‘cleanse’ is a dangerous play

Author:: Amanda Loudin

Publish date: March 3, 2022

“If you really had toxins in your body, you’d need emergency medical care, not a cleanse.”

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Patient whips out smartphone and starts recording: Trouble ahead?

Author:: Amanda Loudin

Publish date: November 22, 2021

“The worry is that there’s a small subset of patients with an ulterior motive.”

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SHM Pediatric Core Competencies get fresh update

Author:: Amanda Loudin

Publish date: January 16, 2020

Experts say the core competencies must reflect the realities of the variety of community pediatric settings.