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Fear and hope: Helping LGBT youth cope with the 2016 election results
Dr. Gerald Montano offers suggestions on how to help LGBT youth cope with the results of the 2016 election.
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Postelection anxiety
Dr. Allison Y. Hall discusses management of postelection anxiety.
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The $400 generic
Oren is 11. I often see him around the neighborhood. The other day I gave his father a lift. “Oren had a rash on his face,” said Ben, slipping...
Commentary
It’s in the nose
Dr. Michael E. Pichichero discusses the microbiome of the nose.
Commentary
Financial mental health: A framework for improving patients’ lives
Jacqueline Garrick, MSW, argues on behalf of a concept she calls “financial mental health.”
Managing Your Practice
How will Donald Trump change health care?
Much speculation has already been written on what a Trump administration may look like, but comparatively little has been said about the potential...
The Optimized Doctor
Mindfulness
There are plenty of things to tip us doctors into burnout. We are not alone in the burnout epidemic, but we are overrepresented. Mindfulness...
Article
Pencils and paper ready!
Dr. William G. Wilkoff exhorts you to stop using the EHR in the examining room.
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Addiction potential
Dr. William G. Wilkoff talks about risk of addiction and a new program called Preventure.
Commentary
FDA addresses unmet need in drug development guidance for female sexual dysfunction
The guidance document acknowledges that there is a medical need for drugs to treat women with sexual dysfunction. It also supports retaining the...
Article
Roommates
Dr. William G. Wilkoff questions the AAP’s new policy recommending an infant sleep in the same room as her parent(s) for at least the first 6...