According to the NASEM report, half of women medical students experience sexual harassment before they start their careers as physicians. The numbers…
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Ours is a chaotic and overburdened medical system. As a senior resident, there is every temptation to seek in our incoming classes…
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Why is age only a concern regarding surgeons, and not government officials?
by Brian C. Joondeph MD February 27, 2019Older surgeons are coming under increasing scrutiny as their competence and ability to practice medicine are called into question especially since many…
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Thirteen years ago, as a student in New York City, I marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to implore my colleagues to fight…
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The medical profession can help heal divisions as well as diseases
by Richard Gunderman MD PhD February 25, 2019Medicine need not be confined to the role of cultural bellwether, a sheep with a bell on its neck that reveals where…
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I write for several publications, and I’m always pitching to new venues.  Recently I pitched an idea to an editor.  I wanted…
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Doctors and patients should be wary of health care mega-mergers
by Linda Girgis MD February 24, 2019Over the past year, multiple mega-mergers were announced in health care. The four largest ones being: 1. On March 18, 2018, Cigna announced that…
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Children are relatively healthy overall. Although 25% of the American population is under the age of 19, only 2% of annual deaths…