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Palliative care focuses on communication, advanced directives, and control of symptoms, with the goal of better ICU outcomes through patient and family support....
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Medical Fiction: Clifford and the Missing Hospital Sheets
Medical Fiction: Clifford and the Missing Hospital Sheets
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Reporting from the Frontlines of Your Life as a Foreign Correspondent
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Board-certified radiologist and a malpractice attorney “Dr. MedLaw” covers all things at the intersection of medicine and law.
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Even though physicians who conduct limited examinations may only be brought in for their expertise, they retain liability for malpractice or personal injury. ...
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Healthcare providers are particularly vulnerable to litigation. Here are some tips to help prepare for the possibility of a medical malpractice lawsuit. ...
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Jurors will never hear every fact in a medical malpractice case…and that is frankly often to the doctor’s advantage....
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Medical Fiction: Clifford and the Missing Hospital Sheets
In a hospital basement, surgical robot J4K is awakened when lightning disrupts its update. It then embarks on a mission, searching for patients in need....
May 9, 2024
Medical Fiction: The Adventures of J4K, The Surgical Robot
In a hospital basement, surgical robot J4K is awakened when lightning disrupts its update. It then embarks on a mission, searching for patients in need....
Apr 26, 2024
Medical Fiction: The Orthodontist’s Toxic Gas
The DIY home endeavors of Hank, a proctologist, bring amusement to Hank's cruel neighbor Zeke, an orthodontist, until a fatal twist of fate changes everything....
Apr 16, 2024
Words of Wellness 
David Epstein, MD, applies his advocacy and education efforts and mission to educate others on topics of acute illness and injury via columns that apply to all doctors.
David Epstein, MD, MS, FAAFP
Reporting from the Frontlines of Your Life as a Foreign Correspondent
Being a foreign correspondent in one’s life empowers and inspires one to share experiences with others in a way that provides a window into another’s life....
May 7, 2024
Catching People Doing the Right Thing: The Overlooked Art of Positive Feedback
We can be so focused on what has gone wrong with a project, system, or endeavor that we forget to see what is going right....
Jan 23, 2024
The Power of Easy Access: Feeling Safe & Secure
Improving and simplifying the lines of communication between patients and providers can help patients feel more safe, secure, and confident with their care....
Jan 9, 2024
A Dose of Knowledge 
Yvette C. Terrie, RPh, offers helpful insights for physicians from her perspective as a pharmacist, as well as thoughts on how physicians and pharmacists can better help one another.
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A Little Empathy Goes a Long Way
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Apr 30, 2024
For the Good of the Physician-Patient Relationship 
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Organ Donation From the ICU
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Palliative Care Is NOT Hospice
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Medical Fiction: Clifford and the Missing Hospital Sheets
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May 9, 2024
Tales From the ICU 
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Developing an effective obesity treatment plan involves understanding genetic factors, utilizing nutrition therapy, promoting physical activity, and more....
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The Sleep-Obesity Cycle: Breaking the Connection for a Healthier Life
Obesity and poor sleep have a compounding relationship that produces non-favorable long-term health outcomes. Recognizing this relationship and implementing strategies that address it enhance patients’ chances of a happier, healthier life....
Jan 3, 2024
Genetics & Environmental Interplay in Diabetes & Obesity
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From his perspective as a life balance coach and physician trainer, Dike Drummond, MD, focuses on recognizing and addressing physician burnout.
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Healthcare AI: Physician Replacement Tech Dream in Plain Sight
Is CarePod the future of healthcare in the US? Investors seem excited by the prospect, but questions linger about its ability to provide proper care....
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Praying for a one-step solution for physician burnout is human nature but also a trap....
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In a hospital basement, surgical robot J4K is awakened when lightning disrupts its update. It then embarks on a mission, searching for patients in need....
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Being a foreign correspondent in one’s life empowers and inspires one to share experiences with others in a way that provides a window into another’s life....
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Earth Day provided a good moment to reflect on the climate, climate change, and, most importantly, how the climate directly impacts human health....
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New injectable weight loss medications are highly sought-after, causing shortages. Prescribing should not solely depend on patient requests....
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In a hospital basement, surgical robot J4K is awakened when lightning disrupts its update. It then embarks on a mission, searching for patients in need....
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