Commentary
Pearl of the Month
My pet peeves about the current state of primary care
Endless faxes, patient misinformation, and lack of access to specialists top my list.
Commentary
A focus on women with diabetes and their offspring
The rate of pregestational diabetes in 2021 was 10.9 per 1,000 births, a 27% increase from 2016 (8.6 per 1,000).
Commentary
Employed physicians: A survival guide
Physicians must also change how they think about control; train and learn alongside other health care workers who share similar interests; and...
Commentary
Why legal pot makes this physician sick
Cannabis-related emergency department visits from all acute-care hospitals in California increased by 1,808% from 2005 to 2019 in patients aged 65...
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
Addressing obesity bias in health care
No one should feel stigmatized when they come for medical help.
Managing Your Practice
Artificial intelligence in the office: Part 2
A multitude of generative AI products with potential medical applications are now available, with new ones appearing almost weekly.
Commentary
AI in medicine has a major Cassandra problem
A prediction is useless if it is wrong, for sure. But it’s also useless if you don’t tell anyone about it.
Commentary
Debate: Is lasting remission of type 2 diabetes feasible in the real-world setting?
Dr. Taylor suggested that we not label these individuals who have lost significant weight as having prediabetes. Instead “postdiabetes” should be...
Commentary
Making time to care for patients with diabetes
Incorporate "diabetes only" appointments into your schedule, and don't get caught in therapeutic inertia.
The Optimized Doctor
Suits or joggers? A doctor’s dress code
As a new doc out of residency, I used to wear a tie and shoes that could hold a shine. Now I wear jogger scrubs and sneakers.
Commentary
Trading one’s eggs for a service discount raises tough issues, says ethicist
In a sense, she’s being coerced, perhaps – I’m going to put it glibly – to sell cheaply. She probably is getting undervalue, even though she needs...