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Check this out.  We have talked about this kind of thing before. But here it comes again. Physicians building “side gig” careers by helping other doctors

Okay, that question is sort of tongue in cheek. But it reflects the spirit expressed by the MD Whistleblower in this post about consumer genetic testing kits

Here is something I hadn’t really thought a lot about. According to this blogging medical student’s astute observation, medical school is a largely fractured experience. One month

I haven’t hit you with one of ZDoggMD’s riffs lately, so here goes. Take a listen, it’s only two minutes. As usual, while the parody is cute

Check this out.  What you will see is a list that purports to hold forth some of the best apps available for doctors. Don’t spend a

In last Thursday’s post, we talked about Dr. Arbindi’s informed perspectives on the changing role of pharmacists and the impact that corporate policies have on

The physician pictured above, Dr. Vamsi Arbindi, blogs under the title “The Medical Intellectual.” Laying claim to that territory is one thing, defending it is another.

Yup! Check this out. What you will see are the results of an annual contest which has students write essays on selected ethical issues. This year

Check this out. What you will see is an ER doc with a real dilemma. What he has in front of him is a homeless

Check this out. What you will see is the story of a lawsuit against AETNA for denying coverage for a potentially lifesaving therapy for the

Check this out. What you will see is a piece that is interesting at two different levels. First, it is interesting because it is written

Check this out. What you will see is a piece that focuses on the importance of a physician allowing a patient to tell her story.

Huh?  Check this out.  What you will see is a blog post, penned by an Endocrinologist, arguing that Mainstream Medicine needs to do a better job in

Only this time she is not writing about physician burnout and suicide, which we have frequently seen her do in the past and on which

Check this out. What you will see is a fascinating article from the association of hospitalists. In it, you will see the author wrestle with why

Check this out. What you will see is the review of an app that helps the user to diagnose and keep track of moles that

In this article, you will see Dr. Andrea Eisenberg, the Ob/Gyn pictured above, describe the first time she attended a patient’s funeral. Read the story.

Check this out. What you will see is a really strange debate that has been going on for some time now. The question? What is

Check this out. What you will see is a piece by a physician who, with a colleague, set up a “direct pay” primary care practice.

Easy one. Foe. Check this out. You will see that in a recent JAMA report, the AMA called for “protecting” the sanctity of medical science in

At least according to this physician’s perspective. I think this doc is on to something. In a world in which Alexa and Siri can readily

Check this out.  What you will see is commentary on Telemedicine that is as damning as it gets. The problem of telemedicine doctors writing unnecessary

Check this out. What you will see is an article that describes what JNJ is doing to counter the influence of a recent expose’ that

Check this out.  What you will see is the summary of a presentation given a few weeks ago by habit expert Nir Eyal. The point

Check this out.  What you will see is a Time Magazine story that reports on techniques that pharmaceutical companies use to “hook people on their

HUH? Check this out. What you will see is a brief but poignant point being made by our old friend, The Country Doctor. Here, he points

Check this out. What you will see is the story of a doctor who gets a surprise. A patient who he actually hates seeing in

Check this out. What you will see is an interview with Johnson & Johnson’s CEO Alex Gorsky. Gorsky sees a number of different ways in

Check this out. What you will see is a summary of the transcript of a physician/patient dialogue during the course of one oncology office visit.

Check this out.  What you will see are the stories of several patients who have psychiatric advanced directives (PAD’s). Yup, they are what they sound

  Check this out.  What you will see is a pithy MM&M article on three rules of innovation. They are all good, but I am

Check this out. What you will see are the initial impressions of a traditional Internist who, apparently out of dissatisfaction with the traditional Internal Medicine

No, I am not saying that having satisfied patients is dangerous. That’s silly. Or is it? Check this out. Last week, we talked about the

Check this out. Yup. EpiPen pricing again. We haven’t talked about this inflammatory issue in quite some time. But here we go again. Strange back

Check this out. What you will see is a riff by an osteopathic PCP on the difference between the osteopathic oath that she took and

Check this out. What you will see is a report indicating that office visits to PCP’s have dropped significantly over the last several years. So,

A week or so ago we talked about the “joys” of insurance companies requiring “preauthorization” for the use of medications. At the proverbial Bottom Line,

Check this out. What you will see is an unfortunate farce, one of many in U.S. healthcare in 2018. More specifically , you will see

Interesting. In the years I have been writing this blog, I don’t believe that I have typed in the word “modesty” even once. BUT. Check

Huh? Check this out. What you will see is a very disturbing blog post. In it, you will see reportage of a case in which a

Check this out.  What you will see is a doctor who is clearly and understandably disenchanted by the extent to which everything in healthcare is

Check this out. What you will see is a NYT story reporting the findings of a survey that investigated the experiences of almost 1,500 people

Check this out. What you will see is a riff by our old friend The Country Doctor, pictured above, on the topic of functional medicine.

Check this out. What you will see is the musings of a physician who is pondering what will happen with the troika that Amazon/Berkshire Hathaway/J.P.

Check this out. What you will see is not the quick blog post that I usually send you to for a quick burst of profundity.

Check this out. What you will see is a brief and insightful post about how little tolerance people have for inconvenience. When it comes to

Check this out. What you will see is the story of a first-year medical student who desperately wants to avoid becoming a “robot doctor.” She

We have forwarded you to her posts before. Here we go again. Maria has an uncanny ability to share with us the nuts and bolts

Check this out. I have read this piece several times, and must admit that with each reading, I become increasingly confused. I know I have

Check this out.  What you will see is an interesting post from a blogging physician whose page carries a message of “Wealth and Wellness.” He