What Happens When We Classify Kids' Weight as a 'Disease'? The AAP obesity guidelines stand to worsen stigma and mental health May 27, 2023
Warning: Prior Auth for Colonoscopy Is the Wrong Way to Go The policy adds delays to care and may worsen health outcomes May 24, 2023
Tackling Barriers to OTC Birth Control Pills FDA approval would be a critical step, but we must address other access issues May 23, 2023
Should FDA Grant Accelerated Approval to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy? Waiting for the results of the SRP-9001 confirmatory trial may be a better move May 18, 2023
Profiteering Off the Body Insecurity of Teens Keep dangerous supplements out of kids' hands May 17, 2023
Choosing Pediatrics Is a Poor Financial Decision We can change this by addressing the pay gap between child and adult medicine May 16, 2023
The Broader Significance of a New Drug for a Rare Form of ALS The tofersen trial offers hope and lessons for the fight against ALS May 15, 2023
DEA: Clarify Your Stance on Harm Reduction Legal ambiguity is preventing doctors from best serving patients May 15, 2023
Are We Ready for the Long COVID Long-Haul? The COVID public health emergency may be over, but this condition isn't going away May 14, 2023
Weighing the Consequences of Weight-Loss Drugs We need more discussion of the potential harms May 12, 2023
How I Became a Union Doctor We formed the first-ever emergency medicine union to promote patient safety May 11, 2023
You've Graduated Medical School! Now What? Take time to relax and prepare ahead of residency May 09, 2023
Proposed Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Are Good, but Not Enough Specifics for older women, Black women, and those with dense breasts are needed May 09, 2023
The Patient Case Against Requiring Medical Chaperones What sounds good in theory falls short in practice May 07, 2023
You're Ready for Your Patient to Leave the Hospital. But Are They Ready? Discharge must be a coordinated effort by the healthcare team May 06, 2023
Can the Joint Commission Lead Healthcare to a Greener Future? Environmental protections and patient health can never be taken for granted May 04, 2023
How to Spot Anti-Abortion 'Crisis Pregnancy' Centers And why you and your patients need to know what they really are May 02, 2023
Why Is One Dose Suddenly Enough for the mRNA COVID Vaccines? FDA and CDC have made yet another questionable decision May 02, 2023
Does the General Public Understand the Social Determinants of Health? It's time for better education May 01, 2023
It's a Precarious Path From Dreamer to Doctor DACA recipients face barriers to education and practice Apr 29, 2023
How Every City Can Promote Health Equity for People With Autism Lessons from Laredo, Texas Apr 28, 2023
How Could I Possibly Know What Was 'Best' for My Patient? An excerpt from Chin-Quee's new book, I Can't Save You Apr 25, 2023
You Choose: Food or Medications? The suffering caused by exorbitant drug prices is all too clear for doctors to see Apr 23, 2023
Will Proposed ACGME Requirements Have Consequences for Kids With Autism? More strategic and thoughtful updates are necessary Apr 21, 2023
Doobie No Harm: Doctors and the War on Drugs An excerpt from Grinspoon's new book, "Seeing Through the Smoke" Apr 20, 2023
Will Obesity Drugs Change the Bariatric Surgery Landscape? The two approaches can fit together in practice, but questions remain Apr 18, 2023
Polypharmacy Isn't the Answer for Adolescent Mental Health Youth need broader access to non-pharmaceutical interventions from trained professionals Apr 15, 2023
We're Treating Low Back Pain All Wrong Let's reexamine the current approach to treatment Apr 14, 2023
The Promise of the $5 Billion Investment in 'Project Next Gen' Here's how to make it money well spent Apr 13, 2023
The 'Flow' Framework Can Help Retain Healthcare Workers We need a workplace that supports clarity of goals, personal control, and concentration Apr 12, 2023
Marijuana Is Not the Solution for PTSD Evidence shows it does not treat PTSD in the long-term, and may worsen symptoms Apr 10, 2023
The Most Agony-Filled Scream I've Ever Heard Came in the Wake of a Shooting We cannot stand idly by as the death toll grows Apr 08, 2023
Monopoly Be Gone: A New Chapter in U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation A recent announcement from HHS has the power to transform our deeply flawed system Apr 04, 2023
Nepotism's Deep Roots in Medical Education The consequences for fairness and diversity are far-reaching Apr 03, 2023
The Best Medicine for Healthcare Workers: A Living Wage California's proposed minimum wage increase is a model for other states to follow Apr 01, 2023
Moderna's Steep COVID Vaccine Price: Corporate Greed or Capitalism? Lessons learned and next steps for public-private vaccines Mar 30, 2023
Resiliency Starts With High-Reliability Healthcare Systems Individual team member resilience will follow Mar 29, 2023