Americans witnessed the many failed attempts of our elected officials to reform our broken healthcare system over the past year. Some call for repealing and
The internet is full of health and medical information. Patients can get lost in this plethora of data, both science-based and snake-oil focused. Some mythological
I often see patients for follow-up and learn they are not taking the medications either I or another healthcare provider prescribed. Sometimes the reason is
BY: WENDY DESSLER Privacy of any kind is a basic and fundamental human right that must be respected at all times. Unfortunately, it wasn’t
“Treat the patient, not the numbers” is a mantra we all learned in medical school. I see my medical students chase down every symptom trying
Measuring metrics is a common catch-phrase in healthcare. The goal of capturing certain data is to improve patient outcomes. But, as doctors, we were taught
