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3 things doctors want in their kids

3 things doctors wish to see in their kids when they...

Raising kids is hard. And, while it’s hard for any parent, it can be grueling if one or both parents are doctors. Every parent...
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Doctor’s lifestyle transformation started by changing his diet

Garth Davis was a bariatric surgeon who was on the verge of being overweight and suffered from high blood pressure, high cholesterol and Irritable...
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Doctors’ Religious Beliefs Shouldn’t Trump Patients’ Rights

In case you've missed it, there was recently a heated discussion raging over whether doctors who refuse to provide treatment on moral or religious...
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Young physicians should be on Twitter. Here’s why.

You — a medical student, resident physician or newly-minted medical attending — are late in the game.  Sure, you appropriately hopped onto Facebook during...
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I’d Never Admit That to My Doctor. But to a Computer?...

Admit it: The last time you sat down with a physician and revealed your medical history, did you fudge a bit? Were there certain...
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Why Are Patients Drawn to Certain Doctors?

In a perfect world, it would be easy to flock to the doctors who produce the best health outcomes. There would be no need...
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Doctor describes war zone service in Afghanistan

When Dr. Amy Reese talks about her recent service as a Navy doctor in Kandahar, Afghanistan, tending war wounded, she says the most interesting...
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Book Review: A doctor fiction writer and a poet of the...

A woman swallows needles. A man can't remember that he's been diagnosed with cancer. Another has a metal halo screwed into his skull. On...
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Improve the lives of primary care doctors. Here’s how.

Making primary care better for doctors currently in practice and attractive to medical students and residents is critical given the needs of our health...
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Primary care fits some medical students. Here’s one.

One of the top students at one of the nation’s largest medical schools, Ishan Gohil has made an unusual — and to many of...