In medical school, the lessons and stories have a unifying theme that connects the threads of humanity. In medicine, I could find…
Cardiology
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Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a leading cause of heart disease and stroke that has escalated to alarming rates in recent…
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I began practicing cardiology a decade ago caring for a cadre of young adults with congenital heart disease. I got to know…
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A 26-year-old woman with a mechanical mitral valve prosthesis visits to discuss anticoagulation management during pregnancy. Her last menstrual period was 6…
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Think critically about for-profit donor entities and their commitments to health
by Penci February 2, 2018At my job as a primary care doctor in a federal safety net clinic, I was given a free T-shirt to wear…
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I try my best to practice evidence-based medicine on a daily basis. When I know that the test or intervention that I…
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What is the right reaction for a physician when her daughter goes pre-med?
by Elizabeth Blanchard MD January 8, 2018I asked a colleague at a recent dinner meeting about his children. They’re all grown, he said, one is actually a doctor.…
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Results of a study released JAMA Cardiology demonstrated that lower readmission rates among hospitalized heart failure patients, a key focus of recent…