Commentary
Commentary
Clinician violence: Virtual reality to the rescue?
Workplace violence is affecting so many providers in hospital emergency departments but also throughout other parts of the hospital.
Commentary
Emergency birth on a plane: Two doctors earn their wings
“So, internally, I was having a meltdown. Sij, you have to keep it together right now, because there’s no one else that’s going to do this. Just...
Letters from Maine
Returning to normal after concussion
I am heartened that we are now hearing voices suggesting a return to concussion management based on careful observation of the individual patient...
Perspectives
Toxic chemicals we consume without knowing it
“A grossly underappreciated driver in what ails us is the role of environmental toxins and endocrine-disrupting chemicals.”
Commentary
Physicians and clinicians should be required to get flu shots: Ethicist
“I think flu vaccination is something that has already been shown to be useful and important.”
Commentary
What’s new in brain health?
A new study shows that nonmedical treatment is effective in people with frequent episodic and chronic tension-type headache.
Perspectives
A doctor must go to extremes to save a choking victim
The restaurant served steak and salmon, and this woman made the mistake of ordering the steak.
Commentary
Saying goodbye: How to transition teens to adult medical care
Many clinicians feel insufficiently prepared to provide comprehensive transition services.
Managing Your Practice
Don’t keep your patients waiting
Everyone works at a different pace. Determine the number of patients you can comfortably see in an hour, and book only that number.
Beyond the White Coat
Money can buy health but it may not be affordable
The increase in life expectancy over the 20th century was primarily due to public health measures rather than the small contributions of medical...
Commentary
Joint effort: CBD not just innocent bystander in weed
‘I visited a legal cannabis dispensary in Massachusetts a few years ago, mostly to see what the hype was about.’