Commentary
Opinion
Conquering the stigma of getting mental health care
We have done a terrible job of making mental illness and substance use disorders acceptable illnesses to have, said Dr. Dinah Miller.
Commentary
Caring for patients who experience stillbirth: Dos and don’ts
Women who experience a stillbirth may leave their previous practice because they feel they were let down by the practice.
Opinion
New Americans: Considerations for culturally collaborative care
Aspire to “exude cultural humility – learning with and from patients and their families with openness, kindness, and a desire for collaboration...
Pediatric Dermatology Consult
A teen presents with a severe, tender rash on the extremities
A 13-year-old girl presents with skin that is red and hot; she has tense bullae on the neck, arms, and legs.
Opinion
The unsteady state
Dr. Wilkoff discusses some criteria for when we can return to “normal” in this pandemic time.
The Optimized Doctor
Mastering mask communicating
For those specialties not accustomed to wearing a mask all day, it’s frustrating: How many times have you had to repeat yourself today?
Opinion
Manners matter
Modeling manners around the child is the most important way to teach courtesy.
Commentary
World Mental Health Day: Patients getting greater access
Outpatients are presenting with escalating numbers of depression and anxiety, said Dr. Amin Muhammad Gadit and Kiran Amin.
Commentary
Systemic Racism and Health Disparities: A Statement from Editors of Family Medicine Journals
The year 2020 has been marked by historic protests across the United States and the globe sparked by the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery,...
Commentary
These images of diabetic retinopathy tell the story better
I read, with great interest, Dr. Farford’s thorough review article “Diabetic retinopathy: the FP’s role in preserving vision” (J Fam Pract...
Commentary
Putting an end to chronic opioid prescriptions
We should not be starting people on opioids for knee and back pain.