Commentary
Commentary
Should our patients really go home for the holidays?
Risks to warn patients of include high-risk status, risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and how to mitigate it, and mode of transportation.
Opinion
Chronic abdominal pain: What to do when a patient presents with it
A patient reports abdominal pain that worsens when she is sitting or standing and is relieved by lying down.
Perspectives
Is ‘Med Ed’ changing for better or worse?
Becoming a doctor no longer looks like it did just a half-decade ago.
Commentary
When the only clinical choices are ‘lose-lose’
The current pandemic has provided innumerable situations that can increase the risk for moral injury, said Dr. Peter Yellowlees.
Opinion
A teen presents with a severe, tender rash on the extremities
A 13-year-old girl presents with skin that is red and hot; she has tense bullae on the neck, arms, and legs.
Opinion
The unsteady state
Dr. Wilkoff discusses some criteria for when we can return to “normal” in this pandemic time.
Commentary
Access to care: A nurse practitioner’s plea
COVID-19 hospital policies are resulting in detrimental access-to-care issues.
Opinion
Learning about “No”
Opinion
Returning to competition
Dr. Wilkoff muses on the effect of the pandemic on school sports.
Commentary
COVID-19 and the superspreaders: Teens
Director of adolescent medicine at Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Margaret Thew shares her experience with teen behavior regarding COVID-19....
Opinion
Geriatric patients: My three rules for them
“Keeping moving” is probably the most important thing a patient can do for their health.