Commentary
Opinion
Dig like an archaeologist
He was a fit man in his 40s. Thick legs. Maybe he was long-distance walker? The bones of his right arm were more developed than his left – a right...
Managing Your Practice
No-shows
The most common reason for missed appointments, however, according to multiple studies, is that patients simply forget that they have one.
Commentary
Saddled with med school debt, yet left out of loan forgiveness plans
Drawing an income line inappropriately restricts those in health care from receiving any forgiveness.
Commentary
The role of aspirin today
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Opinion
Burnout and stress of today: How do we cope?
“I am reminded every day of the commitment and excellence of my colleagues in the health care field, and I do not want to lose them.”
Commentary
What are your weaknesses?
What would it look like if we started treating ourselves less like physicians and more like patients?
Managing Your Practice
Medical assistants
It makes sense to understand how the use of MAs has changed private medical practice, and how the most effective MAs manage their roles.
Commentary
Ten steps for clinicians to avoid being racist: The Francis commitment
The scars never go away and your status is always in question, no matter your title or uniforms of respect. Eventually it wears you down.
Hitting a Nerve
Bored? Change the world or read a book
The mind that keeps working is a powerful tool, driving us forward in all walks of life.
Commentary
For the Fourth of July, a neuroscientist reflects on patriotism
When we rise up and risk our lives to defend our friends, family, or cultural “in-groups,” we are literally fighting to defend ourselves — because...
Commentary
Murder of physician raises the stress level for all clinicians
Most of us would find it unbearable to live and work under the kind of stress faced by medical professionals today.