The final year of any residency is a time of accelerated independence, moonlighting, and an intense search for that first job as…
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Opioid epidemic or opioid shortage: The struggle is real
by Asha Padmanabhan MD January 30, 2018The grayish white zippered sheet being laid on the patient stretcher was the first clue. It was the middle of a busy…
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A young woman stands in the freezing cold outside an urban Baltimore hospital. The woman, covered only by a thin hospital gown,…
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I am an emergency medicine physician. I save lives. As an ER physician, my job is frequently misunderstood. A common question that…
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Women in medicine: Getting to this point came at a cost
by Diane Birnbaumer MD January 19, 2018Sometimes life just walks right up and slaps you in the face. It happened to me while attending the dynamic FIX17 conference in…
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A 16-page note with little information to help physicians
by Niran S. Al-Agba MD January 19, 2018My pediatric practice is one which harkens back to days long ago when physicians knew their patients and pertinent medical histories by…
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“Same team!” bellowed all the frustrated parents from the sideline of a lacrosse game as we watched two teammates clash sticks while…
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The fact that unexpected outcomes and rare events occur is one of the realities of medicine that is difficult to comprehend until…