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Aggressive Policing as a Public Health Issue

By

Jim Anderson, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA

PAs, NPs, and other medical providers need to assess the health impact of high-impact policing on their patients and to advocate for change.

Opinion: Does Religion Have a Place in Medicine?

By

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

Benjamin Frush MD argues in favor of a role that physicians can play in integrating religion into their clinical practice. Rob Poole MB, FRCPsych, contends that physicians should never incorporate a religious element into clinical practice.

Making the Case for Earlier Palliative Care in PAH: A Clinical Opinion

By

George Marzouka, MD

A clinician shares his experience with palliative care in cardiology and makes the case for offering palliative care services earlier in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Point: Dietary Supplements Can Mitigate Poor Diet, Improve Health

By

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

It is estimated that more than 166 million Americans use dietary supplements and many healthcare providers are unfamiliar with how and whether these substances are regulated by the FDA.

Counterpoint: Dietary Supplements Are Largely Unnecessary

By

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

Are dietary supplements necessary?

The Good, the Bad, and the Legal Questions: Examining Common Issues in Curbside Consultation Practice

By

George Marzouka, MD

Curbside consults are commonplace in both hospital and ambulatory settings.

The Doctor Will @ You Now: Social Media MD Shares Strategies

By

Haymarket Media

Farris K. Timimi, MD, and Lee Aase from the Mayo Clinic Social Media Network shared their views on the role of social media in physician practice.

Understanding the Blame Game: Why Are Voluntary Event Reporting Rates So Low?

By

Tafari Mbadiwe

Does a hospital’s blame culture — “nonpunitive response to error” according to researchers — influence medical error reporting rates?

Brain Death: The Art of Explaining Ambiguity

Attempting to engage on an intellectual level about the heady concept of brain death while in the throes of bereavement can often lead to mistrust and confusion.

Patient Connectivity Benefits Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome

By

David J. Davidson

Patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome who were actively connected were also 3 times as likely to report “high” or “extremely high” motivation in managing their own health.