Commentary
Commentary
Are you a physician ... or a vending machine?
We stopped prescribing oxycodone and now people are on gabapentin in the highest doses, diversion is up, and so is its abuse.
Commentary
ASCO 2023: Promising results in breast cancer from NATALEE and PHERGain
This is what we’ve been waiting for. Can we identify those patients who have an excellent prognosis with biologic therapy alone so that we can...
Commentary
Self-talk overhaul may help patients achieve weight loss
Reducing negative self-talk and internalized beliefs about weight certainly won’t undermine treatment outcomes and may have some benefits beyond...
Commentary
The cardiopulmonary effects of mask wearing
Clearly, this study lets us conclude that mask wearing at rest has less of an effect than mask wearing during exercise. But remember that, in...
Commentary
Applications of ChatGPT and Large Language Models in Medicine and Health Care: Benefits and Pitfalls
As the world emerges from the pandemic and the health care system faces new challenges, technology has become an...
Opinion
WOW! You spend that much time on the EHR?
After a couple of decades, there is no well defined way of quantifying the time-gobbling effect of an EHR system.
Commentary
Daily multivitamins boost memory in older adults: A randomized trial
Multivitamin supplementation holds promise as a safe, accessible, and affordable approach to protecting cognitive health in older adults.
Perspectives
Antibiotics for acute exacerbation of COPD: It’s still controversial
Who gets an antibiotic and who doesn’t for AECOPD treatment is controversial.
Commentary
How can we make medical training less ‘toxic’?
“It is not just surgery. It is definitely not just one specialty and it is not just one school. It is an endemic problem in medicine.”
Opinion
What’s in a drug name?