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Who owns your genes?
The assumption of any sane person would be that he or she owns his or her own genes. I mean, how dumb a question is that?
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Ten tips for boosting patient communication
If patients can’t read, write medication instructions with symbols. Draw a sun for medications that are supposed to be taken in the morning.
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The unique approach involved in age-specific concerns surrounding young patients with breast cancer
We need to take care of many things, which can go from their job, family, fertility, and all these things are specific to these women and can...
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Weekend Botox training: Shortcut to cash or risky business?
The cosmetic injection side hustle is alive and well, but I’m good. I’m not going there.
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The four questions you should ask about sexual health
Ask nonjudgmental and open-ended questions. You actually may be the only doctor to ever do so.
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New and emerging options for treating recurrent C. difficile
I’m pleased to say that newer fecal microbiota products are coming in fast and furious.
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Plant-based or animal-based diet: Which is better?
I think this is one of those false dichotomies. It’s really not all one or all the other.
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What AI can see in CT scans that humans can’t
This is a space where AI can make some massive gains – not by trying to do radiologists’ jobs better than radiologists, but by extracting...
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Time to end direct-to-consumer ads, says physician
While these ads urge patients to try expensive “newest and latest” treatments, pharmacy benefits plans are working with health care insurance...
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Just a simple country doctor
My goal as this journal’s editorin-chief will be to continue its high academic standing while maintaining its utility for busy clinicians.
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25 years of Viagra: A huge change in attitudes about ED
One thing that Viagra proved to the world is that not only is there a large amount of sexual dysfunction — some numbers as high as 35% of men over...