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Kitchen on Call: New Year’s Eve Bubbles for the Busy Doctor
This New Year’s Eve will be different than our previous ones. It will be intimate and essentially about refuge and reflection as we spend it in solitude or safely celebrate with our own households. Bubbles — champagnes and sparkling beverages — are forever tied to celebrations, no matter the size of the gathering. Picking the…
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Kitchen on Call: Well-Deserved Holiday Cocktails for the Busy Doctor
In the whirlwind of the holidays, especially after the year most docs have had, it’s important to take time to wind down and enjoy the season. Wrapping yourself in a favorite wool blanket, donning cozy loungewear and sitting by a fireplace (if you’re fortunate enough to have one) all help, but a winter cocktail can…
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Exploring the Gender Gap in Doctors’ Earnings: Time Isn’t Always Money in Primary Care
The gender gap in physicians’ earnings is well recognized — studies have shown that female physicians earn 8% to 29% less than males — but its underlying causes are a source of ongoing investigation and often vigorous debate. Shedding new light on the subject is a study challenging conventional assumptions about women in medicine —…
Kitchen on Call: Quick Guide to Thanksgiving Dinner Wines for the Busy Doctor
For those who enjoy wine with their meals, the wide variety of flavors found in a Thanksgiving dinner can pose a challenge in finding the “right” pairings. I put the word in quotes because I’m not a firm believer in rules when it comes to food. The easiest and ultimately best pairing for any dish…
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As Rollout Nears, Small Practices and Rural Clinics Anticipate Challenges Storing and Administering COVID-19 Vaccines
Earlier this month, shortly after Pfizer announced that its vaccine was 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 in a clinical trial, New Jersey physician Linda Girgis tweeted to her patients: “As a family doctor, I’m seeing whole families infected with #COVID19. Please #WearAMask and keep #SocialDistance. A vaccine is coming soon.” But despite her hopeful message,…
Kitchen on Call: Sourdough Stuffing for the Busy Doctor
Stuffing, dressing or filling? A debate much like us Italians arguing over whether we use sauce or gravy on our pasta. Matters not at all when it tastes great! Whatever you call this beloved side dish, the choice of bread used in stuffing — white, corn, challah, brioche, bagels or waffles — often depends on…
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Doctors Double as Schoolteachers to Educate Children on COVID-19
It’s Saturday morning and about a dozen young children are making hand sanitizer for their families, mixing together isopropyl alcohol and aloe vera. Via a Zoom screen, several John Hopkins University medics look on, reciting the right proportions and answering questions—such as why the alcohol concentration should be 90 percent and how sanitizer kills the…
Kitchen on Call: Chicken Cacciatore for the Busy Doctor
Also known as Hunter’s chicken, chicken Cacciatore is an easy one skillet dish with deep flavors. Although one can use chicken breast, the more flavorful bone-in thighs are best in this dish and make for a richer tasting meal. Keep in mind, recipes are a guide and not carved in stone. Love garlic? Throw in…
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How to Dispel a Dozen COVID-19 Myths for Your Patients
Myths and misinformation about COVID-19 may be spreading as rapidly as the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself. An infodemic is vying with the medical pandemic for public attention—not surprising for a disease brand-new to the world—and poses unique challenges for clinicians trying to help their patients sort fact from fancy. Here are a dozen persistent COVID-19 myths…
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