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A Welcome Trade-off
Inpatient medicine these days, for better or worse, is a younger person’s game.
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Time Wasted to Avoid Penalties
Is routine depression screening a waste of time? Many seem to think so.
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When Does a Disease Become Its Own Specialty?
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AI for Email Replies? Not Yet
AI needs to be a lot better before I let it handle patient questions and concerns.
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When the Next Big Thing Falls Short
Medicine, unfortunately, is littered with ideas that should have worked, but either didn’t, or at least aren’t as good as we thought they should...
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Using the Road Map
What we learn through training and years of experience isn’t so much the answers to everything as much as the road map on how to get there.
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‘Miracle’ Drugs
We want to be believe something will cure whatever ails us without side effects or other fuss.
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Different cultures, same wiring
Disease prevalence varies by regions, and there are certain genetic issues one has to take into account, but the basic principles of medicine are...
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Weighing the Big Decisions
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First Impressions and Lessons Learned
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VA Versus the Private Sector — No Contest? Think Again
Maybe it’s time to stop laughing at the VA and realize they’re doing something right.