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Why I left the clinic to lead health care from the inside
I didn’t leave medicine because I stopped believing in the healing power of the white coat.…
Inside the high-stakes world of neurosurgery
People say it all the time: “Well, it’s not brain surgery.” It’s meant as a joke,…
How transplant recipients can pay it forward through organ donation
The “pay-play it forward” concept for organ transplantation is simple. Simplistically, the organ donors’ data can…
How AI is reshaping preventive medicine
For years, preventive medicine has centered on screenings, routine checkups, and occasional lifestyle interventions. Now, artificial…
One injection dropped LDL by 69 percent. Should we celebrate?
A new gene-editing therapy just dropped LDL cholesterol by 69 percent — with a single injection.…
A surgeon’s testimony, probation, and resignation from a professional society
Throughout my career as a board-certified colorectal surgeon, I have prided myself on my commitment to…
Nuclear verdicts and rising costs: How inflation is reshaping medical malpractice claims
Physicians today face mounting challenges in the practice of medicine, including declining reimbursement, workforce shortages, administrative…
When embarrassment is a teacher in medicine
When I arrived in the U.S. as a young physician in the early first week, I…
Portraits of strength: Molly Humphreys and the unseen women of health care
Since spring 2020, Molly Humphreys, a native of Shepherdstown, West Virginia, has photographed workers in and…