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Vascular surgeon Xzabia Caliste discusses her article, "." She shares the heartbreaking personal story of witnessing both her aunt and uncle lose their limbs to peripheral artery disease (PAD), a preventable condition that causes over 400 amputations...
Pediatric endocrinologist Shara Bialo discusses her article, "." She highlights that back-to-school visits are a critical window to screen for type 1 diabetes (T1D), a disease where sixty-two percent of new cases currently result in life-threatening...
Health care executive Kevin King discusses his article, "." Kevin explains why the return to classrooms often triggers a surge in respiratory illnesses (like the flu, COVID-19, and RSV) and how diagnostic tests are a critical tool for managing them....
Developmental-behavioral pediatrician Ronald L. Lindsay discusses his article, "." He shares his profound professional and personal pivot, moving from a decades-long focus on measurable goals to understanding the deep trauma and harm caused by applied...
Assistant professor of professional practice Adrian Reynolds discusses his article, "" He explores how a student's frustrated question, "Did I get dumber?" reveals the deep crisis of professional identity formation (PIF) in medical education. Adrian...
Otolaryngologist Brian F. Worden discusses his article, "." He reveals that for the 26-47 percent of tinnitus patients who also report migraines, the tinnitus may actually be an atypical migraine symptom, even without a headache. Brian explains how...
Urologist William Lynes discusses his article, "." He confronts the tragic reality of physician burnout and suicide, arguing the culture of overwork is bred into medical training from day one. William proposes a critical shift in medical education: a...
Medical student Chuka Onuh and orthopedic surgery resident Ogechukwu Onuh discuss their article, "." They share lessons learned as siblings navigating medical training, focusing on the critical need to be intentional with time and avoid the "illusion...
Retired nurse practitioner Heidi Sykora discusses her article, "." She provides an evidence-based perspective on why kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) should not be treated as a dangerous opioid, clarifying the significant pharmacological difference between...
Family physician Rebecca Thompson discusses her article, "," an excerpt from her book. She shares a profoundly personal story from the memoir about a woman who is a carrier of the Huntington's disease mutation and an expectant mother facing the...
Emergency physician Resa E. Lewiss and health care executive Jake Horowitz discuss their article, "." They reveal staggering new data that shatters the myth that the gender pay gap does not exist in emergency medicine, showing how it persists even...
Health care executive Ronke Lawal discusses her article, "." Ronke explains how the booming digital mental health industry is systematically failing 40 percent of the U.S. population (racial and ethnic minorities), ignoring a $20 billion market...
Fertility specialist Oluyemisi (Yemi) Famuyiwa discusses her article, "." Yemi introduces her fascinating concept of "chrono-exposomics," explaining how the time of day you are exposed to environmental chemicals may be as important as the dose. She...
Psychiatrist and author Arthur Lazarus discusses his article, "." Arthur shares the poignant narrative of Dr. Raul Morales, a community internist facing retirement with a deep sense of despair, questioning if his forty-year medical career truly...
Health care strategist Dana Y. Lujan discusses her article, "." Dana shares her devastating personal story of losing both her son's father and, six years later, her only son, Joey, and how this profound grief exposed the failures of the health care...
Oncologist and health care executive Yousuf Zafar discusses his article, "." Yousuf explains the concept of "financial toxicity," a severe burden caused by both direct medical bills and indirect costs (like time off work or child care) associated with...
Licensed attorney Anu Murthy discusses her article, "." Anu details why the pandemic caused an explosion in physician side gigs (from telehealth to passion projects) and why many doctors are seeking new income streams, driven by everything from...
Pediatric emergency medicine physician Bronwen Carroll discusses her article, "." Bronwen explains the staggering data showing child sexual abuse is far more common than many other hazards (like choking or drowning) that parents routinely prioritize...
Urologist William Lynes discusses his article, "." William explains why he believes this relationship, the critical center of medical care, is broken after 40 years of insidious deterioration. He argues that physicians (including himself) gradually...
Gerontologist Michael Pessman discusses his article, "." Michael explains why the ages of 45-55 are a critical window and final opportunity to build healthy habits that profoundly impact future aging. He highlights new research on "super-agers" and...
Pediatric anesthesiologist Irim Salik discusses her article, "." Irim reveals a terrifying oversight in ambulatory pediatric dental care: children are suffering neurologic injuries or dying during routine sedation, and there is no national database to...
