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“With schools closed, children spent hours upon hours sitting in front of a screen for instruction and homework. Non-academic screen time increased as well, with parents needing to work from home and thus relying more on screens …
Reversing the impact of the pandemic on childhood obesity [PODCAST]
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“‘Doctor, it’s taken so long to get this appointment with you!’ This is the opening line of so many medical visits, and I find myself constantly apologizing to my patients on behalf of our system. After the …
Getting an appointment with primary care is the Achilles’ heel of medicine [PODCAST]
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“It is uncomfortable to be publically vulnerable with my story. I wish the statistics and research were enough to change the field of medicine for patients and physicians. I want people to care about the experience of …
A doctor for LGBTQ+ health needs [PODCAST]
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“Guess what? The mouth is attached to the rest of the body. And though dentistry and medicine are typically separated from the very beginning of professional training, they are irrevocably linked for patients and have an impact …
Why you need to care about oral health [PODCAST]
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“Military physicians should also realize that not all employers are equal or treat their physicians equally.
Military physicians entering the civilian job market are in a ‘seller’s market.’ They should get a reasonable employment agreement. It is important …
Contract advice for physicians leaving the military [PODCAST]
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“While the technological boom in the health care field is not a circumstance of the pandemic, the accelerated roll-out and adoption of digital features certainly are. And rapid innovation in the health care technology field is not …
Melting the iron triangle: health equity in innovative health care landscapes [PODCAST]
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“I think we all have an inclination—at least from time to time—to judge others. No matter how experienced, compassionate, and professional we are as physicians, we’re still human. I can admit that I have indeed struggled with …
Non-judgmental empathy in the exam room [PODCAST]
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“It might seem odd to write about what high-weight patients would like when they meet with their doctors. Don’t they want what every patient wants? The answer is yes, but the fact is, they often don’t get …
Tips for treating high-weight patients [PODCAST]
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“Many health care professionals go into health care to help people, no matter their race, socioeconomic status, or other identities. Even as white health care professionals start to learn about the systemic nature of racism, something that …
How the culture of health care perpetuates racism [PODCAST]
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“I was working at an urgent treatment center, where a busy Saturday in January would be overwhelming. At one point, I hired a scribe. She was a bright young woman interested in medicine and some alacrity with …
To scribe or not to scribe? That is the question. [PODCAST]
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“What is currently known is that monkeypox is transmitted primarily through close contact with skin lesions, bodily fluids, and respiratory droplets. Men aged between 20 and 50 years, many of whom have sex with other men (MSM), …
What you need to know about monkeypox [PODCAST]
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“Would you expect the chef at a restaurant to be told that they are not only required to prepare the food in the kitchen but also deliver it to each of the tables and manage the billing? …
Misaligned expectations lead to conflict, burnout, and disillusioned physician leaders [PODCAST]
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“As I looked across the boxes on my screen, I saw the gleaming faces of my peers. Just as it did then, and as it has for countless of my peers since, involvement in the Student Osteopathic …
A medical student’s advocacy journey [PODCAST]
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“Are you a perfectionist?
Did you know that perfectionists are actually some of the biggest procrastinators? Yes, really.
In theory, perfectionism sounds like a good thing. Who doesn’t want to do and be their best? It can even seem …
Are you ready to hear the truths about perfectionism? [PODCAST]
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“Five days before this story begins, where everything is upside down, and the end is the beginning.
Me, standing in my PICU, slowly approaching that cradle, then removing the medication, one by one, turning off the syringe pumps. …
Preserving humanity in the ICU [PODCAST]
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“Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patients take an average of 10 years to be diagnosed.
In that time, the pain from microtrauma and joint instability can become unbearable. “Just exercising more” can backfire, causing injury and disability and creating a cycle of added …
What a lifetime of gaslighting by other doctors feels like [PODCAST]
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“Dying and introspection happening at the same time were a dual reality that I found impossible to ignore when Bill was not doing well. As Bill’s poor prognosis and impending death began to reflect on our life, …
A caregiver’s love story [PODCAST]
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“Work dread. Even if you didn’t know it had a name, you know the feeling. It is that sensation in the pit of your stomach when you realize that the start of your workday or workweek is fast approaching, …
A physician’s work dread and what he did about it [PODCAST]
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“This is an important time to rise up, come together, and understand that it is our time to remove the confusing veil put on us. We are not delirious. We are not psychotic. We are physicians. We are the …
I’m a physician, not a provider [PODCAST]
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“Physicians have terrible technology, but they refuse to recognize high-tech as a medical specialty. They must integrate technology as they do laboratory science.
Physicians are certainly suffering from poorly-designed electronic medical records (EHR), but they are also guilty of wilful …
Why doctors are getting their asses kicked by technology [PODCAST]
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