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Opinion
How to talk with patients in ways that help them feel heard and understood
How do we make sure that we are doing a good job connecting and communicating with our patients?
Managing Your Practice
Pay an annual visit to your office
When did you last take a good look at your waiting room?
Commentary
Age competency exams for physicians – yes or no?
Almost one-third of licensed doctors in the United States were 60 years of age or older, according to a survey conducted in 2020.
Commentary
Five thoughts on the Damar Hamlin collapse
The cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills footballer Damar Hamlin has led to speculation about commotio cordis and more, but this electrophysiologist...
Opinion
Time for a rest
I asked some docs when they thought this feeling of exhaustion first began. We agreed that the pandemic, doubledemic, tripledemic, backlog have...
Commentary
A doctor saves a drowning family in a dangerous river
The doctor performed CPR on a boy he found floating, face down, and motionless.
Commentary
Mindfulness, exercise strike out in memory trial
Meditation and exercise do not appear to be the fountain of youth.
Commentary
Why doctors are losing trust in patients; what should be done?
There’s a large amount of literature about what makes patients trust their doctor.
Commentary
No, you can’t see a different doctor: We need zero tolerance of patient bias
While speech may not constitute violence in the strictest sense of the word, there is growing evidence that it can be physically harmful.
Managing Your Practice
New Year’s resolutions
I can't presume to know what issues need addressing in your practice, but I do know the ones I get asked about most often,
Commentary
A plane crash interrupts a doctor’s vacation
‘My oldest brother-in-law jumped into his ski boat and we sped out to the scene.’