Commentary
Commentary
Who owns your genes?
The assumption of any sane person would be that he or she owns his or her own genes. I mean, how dumb a question is that?
Commentary
Ten tips for boosting patient communication
If patients can’t read, write medication instructions with symbols. Draw a sun for medications that are supposed to be taken in the morning.
Commentary
Weekend Botox training: Shortcut to cash or risky business?
The cosmetic injection side hustle is alive and well, but I’m good. I’m not going there.
Commentary
Time to end direct-to-consumer ads, says physician
While these ads urge patients to try expensive “newest and latest” treatments, pharmacy benefits plans are working with health care insurance...
The Optimized Doctor
The sacred office space
Patients will be inconvenienced and pay higher costs to experience their appointment in person. This should not be surprising.
Managing Your Practice
Creating a fair time-off policy
Employees generally like the PTO concept, because most never use all of their sick leave.
Commentary
The Growing Pains of Changing Times for Acne and Rosacea Pathophysiology: Where Will It All End Up?
Although acne vulgaris (AV) and rosacea do not make front-page news quite as often as some of these other aforementioned disease states in the...
Feature
Should you dismiss a difficult patient?
Even if a reason seems legitimate, that doesn’t make it legal.
The Optimized Doctor
How not to establish rapport with your patient
With COVID waning and masks doffed, I've found myself back to handshaking.
Make the Diagnosis
A 63-year-old male presented for evaluation of worsening genital lesions and associated swelling
Shave biopsy of the penile shaft demonstrated dermal interstitial edema with dilated thin-walled vessels and overlying acanthosis.
Managing Your Practice
Protecting your practice data
You may think that your computer vendor is responsible for safeguarding your data, but third parties can only do so much.