There’s a moment that happens in almost every family caring for an aging parent. It usually…
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Gradually, then suddenly: Dr. Robert Wachter on health care's giant AI leap [PODCAST]
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25 of 32 years of life expectancy came from this
In 1900, life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years for men and women combined. By…
Medical expert testimony vs. advocacy in the courtroom
In Opinions, which is section 9.7.1 of the American Medical Association (AMA) Code of Medical Ethics,…
I have cerebral palsy and I'm a doctor. Here's what policy cuts mean for patients like me. [PODCAST]
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When shared decision making gives way to medical paternalism
“Why haven’t they scheduled your dad for his feeding tube placement? They just want another family…
Bridging the gap between a chronic disease diagnosis and treatment
Early in my career, I saved a man’s life, and he was not pleased. Mr. H…
The $500,000 drug and the cost of modern medicine
I met him as a patient with a back condition, not a cardiac patient. A 70-year-old…
Physician-owned hospitals get a narrow CMS opening
You were told physician-owned hospitals were finished. That the 2010 legislation closing them out of Medicare…
The medical practice marketing metrics that actually matter
Every month, thousands of physician practices receive a marketing report. It has charts. It has graphs.…