Commentary
Commentary
Parental bias about a doctor can’t trump a patient’s health
Once that therapeutic alliance had been established and both the patient and the provider felt satisfied, I don’t think the father’s wishes made...
Opinion
The three pillars of perinatal care: Babies, parents, dyadic relationships
Lack of family support is both a predictor and a consequence of perinatal depression.
Highlights
American Geriatrics Society 2023 updated Beers Criteria highlights
The guidelines address safe prescribing of medications to older adults after review of 1,500 clinical trials and research studies.
Commentary
Morning vs. afternoon exercise debate: A false dichotomy
Just because it may or may not be “better” for your glucose to exercise in the morning vs. afternoon, if you have diabetes, it doesn’t mean you...
The Optimized Doctor
Can we be too efficient?
We aren’t factory workers punching out widgets, we’re physicians caring for people and people cannot be standardized.
Commentary
What can you do during a mass shooting? This MD found out
We were seeing high-velocity gunshot wounds that I’ve seen for 20 years in the Army. I know how to fix them. But there wasn’t a single thing I...
Opinion
A 75-year-old White woman presented with diffuse erythema, scale, and pruritus on her scalp
The patient also had periorbital erythema, as well as erythema on the distal interphalangeal joints.
Commentary
First-line therapy in T2D: Has metformin been ‘dethroned’?
As is often the case in medicine, the answer depends on the individual patient and clinical situation.
Managing Your Practice
The multitasking myth
There really are too many tasks and not enough hours in the day. How can you get through them without falling into the multitasking trap?
Opinion
Zuranolone: A novel postpartum depression treatment, with lingering questions
It is noteworthy that while zuranolone received FDA approval for the PPD indication, it did not receive approval for the treatment of major...
Commentary
Low-dose colchicine for ASCVD: Your questions answered
“It’s safe, it works, and it’s fully consistent with all the information we have about inflammation being part and parcel of atherosclerosis. It’s...