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Institutional Rearing Associated With Psychopathology Risk in Children

The Progression of Health Care From Personalized Medicine to Wellness Genomics and Beyond

Improved Outcomes With New Protocol for Treating Acute Ischemic Stroke

FDA Panel Votes on Prucalopride for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation

FDA Panel Votes on Drug/Device Combo to Treat Pain in Medically Supervised Setting

AGA: New Opioid-Induced Constipation Management Guidelines Available

Treatment for Alagille Syndrome Granted Orphan Drug Designation

Exploring the Effect of Data on Precision Medicine Research

Increasing Minority Representation in Gene Editing Technology Research

Caffeine Consumption and Rosacea Risk: What's the Link?

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The Doctor Will @ You Now

Social media pros share their views on the role of social media in physician practice.

The D-Word: Talking About Death

A physician's discomfort with talking about death can go as far as avoiding the word itself.

Improving Emergency Care for Transgender Patients

The survey of ED physicians found that nearly 9 in 10 respondents had cared for transgender and gender nonconforming patients, yet most had never received formal training on caring for this population.

Data Use in Medical Malpractice Cases

There are 2 kinds of data in the world: descriptive and predictive. One looks back, the other looks forward.

Challenges in Reproductive Malpractice Examined

A wrongful abortion claim requires proof that the fetus was, in fact, healthy.

How Many Chances? Treating Infective Endocarditis

How many second chances should a drug user get? As many as it takes for us — physicians, society, government, and the healthcare system — to get it right.

Infant Mortality: Prisoner to Parental Incarceration

The staggering number of incarcerated Americans has inspired an avalanche of studies demonstrating how patterns of imprisonment exacerbate inequality and affect the life chances of entire families.

Combating Compassion Fatigue and Burnout

Anita Everett, MD, recent past-president of the American Psychiatric Association, discusses physician burnout and compassion fatigue.

Latest Features

Striking a Balance Between Opioid Surveillance and Patient Privacy

Striking a Balance Between Opioid Surveillance and Patient Privacy

By Suzanne Bujara

Big data has enabled public health authorities to identify doctor-shopping patients and those who needed treatment for opioid abuse. The trade-off, however, could be patient and provider privacy.

Correctional Psychiatry: Challenges and Rewards

Correctional Psychiatry: Challenges and Rewards

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Approximately 15% of incarcerated people have serious mental illness, although that number can vary depending on the type of illness.

Mistaking Legal Recourse for Evidence-Based Medical Practices in Surrogacy

Mistaking Legal Recourse for Evidence-Based Medical Practices in Surrogacy

By Tafari Mbadiwe

Paying a surrogate to carry a fetus shoehorns a fourth, and fifth, party into the already tight therapeutic triangle formed by the biological mom, fetus, and physician.

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Latest Blogs

IDSA/SHEA Publish Updated C difficile Infection Clinical Guidelines

IDSA/SHEA Publish Updated C difficile Infection Clinical Guidelines

The updated guideline provides recommendations for the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infections.

When Body Language Says What Words Cannot: Interpreting Patients' Unspoken Messages

When Body Language Says What Words Cannot: Interpreting Patients' Unspoken Messages

Sometimes what someone says with body language is clear, but sometimes it's not — and physicians need to do a little exploring.

Prior Authorization Equals Current Frustration: Challenges in Practice

Prior Authorization Equals Current Frustration: Challenges in Practice

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Insurance companies believe that if there are enough hurdles to jump over — and if the hurdles are high enough — patients and physicians might stop running.

Medical Malpractice: A Closer Look at Payout Redistribution

Medical Malpractice: A Closer Look at Payout Redistribution

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A recent bill passed in the US House of Representatives proposes a number of changes to malpractice liability rules, including a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages.

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