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WOMEN'S HEALTH
How to Stay Excited and In Love with a Career in...
If you combine an insatiable desire to expand skills with a fearlessness to walk away, you can have a long, exciting career in medicine.
How to Integrate Teledentistry into Your Dental Practice
Teledentistry will remain a viable approach to dental care even after the pandemic due to the many benefits it offers dentists and patients.
Dealing with a Rare Eye Disease in the Midst of COVID19
After being diagnosed with a rare eye disease, a doctor learns the best treatment is immunosuppression-a risky choice in the midst of COVID19
MEDICAL CARE
Seven Reasons Why Morning Running Will Improve Your Life
If you love to sleep late, morning runs can be a challenge, but if you Imake it a habit, the benefits can definitely be worth it.
Drug Rebates: New Executive Order Only Addresses Part of the Problem
Drug rebates often mean consumers pay more for drugs. Manufacturers raise list prices to cover PBM rebates. We pay a percent of list price.
Managing Cultures During Physician Practice Merger
Culture is the most common reason why practice mergers fail. However, there are steps you can take to end up with a supportive culture.
PSYCHOLOGY
My Grandparents’ Agonizing Deaths Taught Me to Be a Better Doctor
A medical student's mom told her witnessing her grandfather's agonizing death was a gift, implying that it would make her a better doctor.
MdDS Makes You Feel Like You’re Still on the Boat
MdDS is an under recognized neurologic disorder where the rocking sensation you experience after getting off of a boat or a plane persists indefinitely.
mTOR and the Science of Aging and Chronic Disease
What if you could age slower and maintain your ability to be active and enjoy your family well into your 70's or 80's or...
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Pat Salber, M.D., M.B.A., is a physican executive and health journalist who founded and serves as the Editor-in-Chief of The Doctor Weighs In. She was a double-boarded emergency physician at Kaiser Permanente until transitioning into a national executive position as the organization’s first Director of National Accounts. Over the course of her career, she has worked in leadership roles in almost every aspect of healthcare. She has also been a Top Voice in Healthcare on LinkedIn for 2017 and 2018. Learn more about her background.
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