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Global Conflicts Prevent Disease Eradication

There has been a building amount of evidence suggesting that countries endure public health consequences from global conflicts. Global conflicts produce a number of risk factors for the emergence and transmission of infectious diseases such…

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Doctors Recommending Unproven Supplements?

If you believe Dr. Mehmet Oz, he found a miracle weight loss product: green coffee extract. He has claimed on his show that the supplement is so effective, it was almost “magic.” Perhaps unsurprisingly, this…

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Doctors Work on Holidays For You

Injuries and sickness don’t take the holidays off, and neither do many doctors. For many medical professionals, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, or New Years is just another day at the office. With the fall and winter…

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Why physicians benefit from playing music

“Physician and musician are both noble professions. They correlate one another in many ways. It is often very good to be musician at the same time due to benefit of music, such as relaxing effect and…

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Doctors Are Being Threatened For Not Giving Opioids

With the opioid crisis in full swing, people are quick to blame physicians for the escalating opioid abuse. In response to this blame, physicians started curtailing opioid prescriptions, and changing other behaviors as well. Unfortunately,…

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Winter is Coming… and Colds Are Not Optional

Each year, the United States alone suffers from 500 million cases of the common cold. While the cold can certainly be miserable, there is no cure other than waiting it out for a week or…

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What To Do When Patients Can’t Afford Their Copays

“Yet another area where docs are caught in between the devil and the deep blue sea. Not collecting [a copay] upfront and seeing the patient is actually considered Medicare fraud… [but] ethically and medico-legally you…

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Should Opioid Addicts Continue Suboxone in Jail?

Suboxone is a medication used to treat opioid dependence. It’s considered a “partial opioid agonist,” which means it produces a milder form of the opioid effects without getting the user high. Many clinical trials have…

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Are Doctors As Rich as We Think?

“I realize that physicians are low hanging fruit, and given the public perception of physicians as “rich” we make convenient targets for the torches-and-pitchforks crowd.” – Pathology Doctors are often one of the first professions…

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Death of a patient can be unbearable for many doctors

While all jobs can be stressful, doctors are one of the only professions who have to go to work and face the possibility of a life-or-death situation in their hands. While doctors are often revered…

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Is the Goldwater Rule Out of Date? Doctors Weigh-In

One of the most infamous physician polls ever to be fielded ran when Senator Barry Goldwater was campaigning to be president in 1964. Due to his demeanor and political stances, his mental health quickly became…

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When It Gets Tough, Physicians Support Each Other

The journey of becoming a doctor is an arduous one. Successfully graduating from medical school and then completing a residency are some of the biggest challenges an individual can face and accomplishments they can achieve…

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