Commentary
Opinion
Medical technology should keep patient in mind
While the stethoscope has literally distanced us from patients, it is such an important tool that we no longer think about this distancing.
Commentary
Texas SB8 and the future of abortion care
What Texas Senate Bill 8 means for patients and clinicians while the Supreme Court hears arguments on the bill
Opinion
Words from the wise
When there’s time, consider asking for advice from those elders who happen to have an appointment with you.
Opinion
Embezzlement: It can happen to you
In November, the office manager of a San Antonio dermatology practice was ...
Expert Commentary
Time to retire race- and ethnicity-based carrier screening
Gaps in health care persist; clinicians must examine the use of race and ethnicity within the care that they provide
The...
Commentary
Boxed warnings: Legal risks that many physicians never see coming
Learn about the legal dangers posed by boxed warnings before it’s too late.
Gynecologic Oncology Consult
Evaluating phantom hCG and low-level hCG elevations in the nonpregnant patient
Misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment of benign, low-level hCG levels with unnecessary chemotherapy is problematic mismanagement of gestational...
Drugs, Pregnancy & Lactation
Your patient’s medication label lacks human safety information: What now?
One option is to consult a teratogen specialist who can provide information to both patients and health care providers on the reproductive hazards...
Gender-Affirming Gynecology
Overview of guidelines for patients seeking gender-affirmation surgery
With increasing insurance coverage and improved access to care, more and more patients are seeking gender-affirming surgery, and it is incumbent...
Reproductive Rounds
The male biological clock – How to tell the time
For all ages, studies have suggested that elevated male body mass index as well as alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking, including e-...
Opinion
Timeless stories
Listening to a patient's tales is one of the benefits of being a physician.