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Setting aside rational thinking, self-preservation, and being willing to take more risks, may mean you've moved from dependency to addiction.
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The orderly progression of cases in the OR is interrupted when an l-year-old is rushed in, mottled and limp, from a pediatric airway emergency
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Although there are many home remedies for skin tags, there are a number of reasons why you may want to have them removed by a skincare expert.
MEDICAL CARE
Did Medieval Medicine Pave the Way for Value-Based Payment?
A new book about Medieval Medicine reveals that many factors that influenced medicine then are the same as what's in place today.
Thyroid Eye Disease: Who’s at Risk and Who’s on Call
Although thyroid eye disease (TED) is related to thyroid conditions, it requires different specialists to best treat the disorder.
Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Communities of Color
Vaccine hesitancy is common in communities of color based, in part, on historical harms inflicted by health care that led to a lack of trust.
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Pat Salber, M.D., M.B.A., is a physician executive and health journalist who founded and serves as the CEO and 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 here: thedoctorweighsin.com/author/psalber
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