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The most overlooked revenue strategy in primary care: trust
We’re often told that the key to financial success in medicine is volume—more patients, more visits,…
The unseen emotional toll of being a physician
Many of the physicians who come to my therapy practice share a quiet, painful fear. They’re…
From errors to resilience: a smarter approach to patient safety
Historically, health care has approached safety with a Safety-I lens, emphasizing the prevention of errors and…
When medicine surrenders to ideology
I am a physician-scientist, a title earned through decades of toil in laboratories and hospital wards,…
How doctors can build emotional strength through writing
As I travel the country giving talks to various groups of health care professionals about resilience-building…
Why terminal cancer patients still receive aggressive treatment
Recently, researchers examined whether there had been any changes in the way terminal cancer patients died…
How are prostate exams done and why you shouldn't avoid them
Men don’t usually bring up prostate exams in casual conversation, and that silence is part of…
Why taxing remittances harms families and global health care
Like many of my fellow physicians, I suspect I’m two things: a child of immigrants and…
Why kratom addiction is the next public health crisis
In recent years, kratom, a botanical herb indigenous to Southeast Asia, has surged in popularity across…