Commentary
Commentary
Overburdened: Health care workers more likely to die by suicide
It’s time we acknowledge and support the people in our profession who seem to be suffering more than any of us: the aides, the techs, the support...
Commentary
Two landmark papers change treatment paradigm for advanced endometrial cancer
The outcomes we have now are remarkably positive for patients and have absolutely changed the standard of care in the management of recurrent or...
Opinion
The differential diagnosis you’re missing
An itchy 73-year-old woman came to see me. She had seen several competent dermatologists, had comprehensive workups, and had reasonable, even...
Commentary
The safety of vaginal estrogen in breast cancer survivors
Concomitant use of vaginal estrogen and aromatase inhibitors was associated with a higher risk for breast cancer recurrence than was use of...
Commentary
The case for ‘pleasure hygiene’: Sexual health in patients with chronic illness
Encourage flexibility and recognize that sex encompasses a wide and varied menu of experiences that change over a lifetime.
Opinion
Artificial intelligence in your office
Some AI-based tools are available to use in your office right now, with no “existential” threat to anybody.
News
The role of social media in aesthetic trends
Whether it's a different name or term for a cosmetic procedure or laser we use that I've never heard before - such as "lip flip" or trap tox -...
Commentary
Disenfranchised grief: What it looks like, where it goes
Disenfranchised grief, the grief that is hard to share and often seems wrong to feel in the first place, can be triggered in many situations.
Commentary
Mammography breast density reporting: What it means for clinicians
Should this be something that we talk to patients about, utilizing shared decision-making to decide about whether follow-up testing is necessary...
Commentary
Really? Cancer screening doesn’t save lives?
The screening tests are unlikely to help most people because most people will not die of the particular type of cancer being screened for. But it...
Commentary
Cruel summer for medical students and Taylor Swift fans
Medical students applying for residency tend to be as stressed out as Swifties trying to score concert tickets.