Are doctors' emotions fueling the opioid crisis?

It should be obvious by now, but somehow it is not: Physicians are not immune to…

A pilgrimage to Italy with prostate cancer

The pilgrimage of my dreams included a suitcase full of diapers, extra pants, and a quiet…

Physician leadership in moments of crisis

There’s a common belief that leadership requires a title after your name, an office on the…

What an active shooter taught me about being a doctor

“Do you know what it feels like, to know you could die at any moment?” His…

What MS can teach cardiologists about disease

At the recent ECTRIMS Congress in Barcelona, researchers presented data that should make every specialist pause.…

How functional medicine helps where conventional care falls short [PODCAST]

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Rethinking the value of the annual physical

We were walking up the fairway on the ninth hole when one of my patients asked,…

How AI is transforming health care with real-world data insights [PODCAST]

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The paradox of letting your children go

I am writing this on a flight, somewhere between Los Angeles and Boston. Next to me,…

Stop trying to lead doctors like corporate employees

Everywhere in American medicine today, you hear the word leadership. Hospitals advertise leadership programs. AMCs hold…