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Burnout: The Experience of Women In Medicine During COVID-19
Women in medicine are faced with heightened demands and lower than normal resources during the COVID pandemic. This can lead to burnout,
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WOMEN'S HEALTH
Riding the Next Wave: Getting Ready for COVID-19 Spikes
COVID-19 spikes are occurring all across the country. Here are some ways to get through the next wave healthy and psychologically strong.
Telehealth Update from ATA President Dr. Joe Kvedar
Joe Kvedar, MD, President of ATA, joins Pat Salber, MD, CEO and Editor of The Doctor Weighs In, for an in-depth telehealth update.
How To Help Your Partner Make Healthy Lifestyle Changes
Here are 7 tips on ways you can help your partner make healthy lifestyle changes. Bonus: they will be good for your relationship too.
MEDICAL CARE
Oral Health & Pregnancy: What You Need to Know
Pregnancy can have adverse effects on the oral cavity so moms-to-be should be extra vigilant about their oral health during that time.
A Guide to Strategic Due Diligence for Physician Practice Mergers
Applying a systematic and thorough approach to strategic due diligence can yield huge returns to practices considering mergers.
COVID19: The Impact of the Early Failure to Respond
The well-documented COVID19 chapter of Abramson's book, Proof of Conspiracy, details our early failure to respond. Here's why it matters.
PSYCHOLOGY
Skincare Products: Are You Being Deceived?
Ever bought skincare products that didn't live up to the hype? Chances are you've been deceived by the beauty industry more than once.
Chronic Wounds: How Self-care Can Help Speed Healing
Optimal self-care for patients with chronic wounds includes dressing changes, good nutrition, and recognizing warning signs of infection.
How Mindfulness Changes Your Brain
Mindfulness has a solid neuronal basis and there is increasing evidence of its salutary effect on emotional health and behavior.
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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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The Crisis of Under-treatment of Severe Substance Abuse Disorder
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What You Need to Know About Anti-Wrinkle Creams
According to manufacturers' own package inserts, the efficacy of anti-wrinkle creams is minimal. One listed a study that showed that sun protection alone had better results than their wrinkle cream.
The Ethics of Placebos in Clinical Trials
There are a growing number of medical professionals who consider the use of placebos unethical, especially when the efficacy of the treatment has already been proven. But those same placebos may end up providing information that could protect or save lives once the drug completes its clinical trials.
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Alzheimer’s Disease: Precision Medicine May Get Us Closer to Cure
A precision medicine approach based on biomarkers, powered by AI, and sensitive to gender may get us closer to a cure for Alzheimer's Disease.
Fetal Syndromes: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes
Fetal syndromes are the #1 cause of infant death in US infants with >800,000 pregnancies/year affected by one of 4,000 known fetal syndromes.
The Rise of Non-dairy Milk – Are Cows Getting the Boot?
There is no robust evidence on the detriments of cow’s milk but it has health benefits that non-dairy milk does not.
5 Tips for an Effective Health Education Curriculum
An effective health education curriculum can have a huge impact on students' lives by providing knowledge and skills essential to a healthy future.
Recent Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention
A prominent neurologist reviews what is known (and not known) about recent evidence-based advances in Alzheimer's Disease prevention.
How to Stay Excited and In Love with a Career in Medicine
If you combine an insatiable desire to expand skills with a fearlessness to walk away, you can have a long, exciting career in medicine.