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Hoofbeats? Think of Horses, Pray for Zebras

Bruce A. Goodman, MD

Read My Patient Shouldn't Have Died, but They Couldn't Afford to Live

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My Patient Shouldn't Have Died, but They Couldn't Afford to Live

Kristen Ann Ehrenberger, MD, PhD

Nov 7, 2019 Link to My Patient Shouldn't Have Died, but They Couldn't Afford to Live

Read Physician-Assisted Suicide is Not 'Committed,' It's Chosen

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Physician-Assisted Suicide is Not 'Committed,' It's Chosen

Nov 1, 2019 Link to Physician-Assisted Suicide is Not 'Committed,' It's Chosen

Read What Do You Do For the Dying Man?

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What Do You Do For the Dying Man?

Sean Conroy, PA-C

Oct 25, 2019 Link to What Do You Do For the Dying Man?

Read Making the World a Better Place for Tomorrow's Women In Medicine

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Making the World a Better Place for Tomorrow's Women In Medicine

Erin Mercer, MBA, MA, CCC-SLP

Oct 8, 2019 Link to Making the World a Better Place for Tomorrow's Women In Medicine

Read Be a Warrior, Not Just a Survivor

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Be a Warrior, Not Just a Survivor

Cheryl Suiter, MD

Oct 4, 2019 Link to Be a Warrior, Not Just a Survivor

Read The Dreaded 'C' Word

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The Dreaded 'C' Word

Lee Kyung Hong, MD

Oct 3, 2019 Link to The Dreaded 'C' Word

Read Learning to Hold Both Parts of My Soul in Balance

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Learning to Hold Both Parts of My Soul in Balance

Katrena Lacey, MD

Sep 24, 2019 Link to Learning to Hold Both Parts of My Soul in Balance

Read Pictures Matter More Than We Think

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Pictures Matter More Than We Think

Alagappan Muthuraman, MD

Sep 24, 2019 Link to Pictures Matter More Than We Think

Read Thin the Herd

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Thin the Herd

Ruben Julian Rucoba, MD

Aug 30, 2019 Link to Thin the Herd

Read The MD Letters Behind My Name Didn't Make Me Feel like a Doctor, My Patient Did

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The MD Letters Behind My Name Didn't Make Me Feel like a Doctor, My Patient Did

Kathryn K. Eisenhuth, MD

Aug 27, 2019 Link to The MD Letters Behind My Name Didn't Make Me Feel like a Doctor, My Patient Did

Read I'm Not Just a Physician, I'm a Provider of Emotional Support and Human Connection During Moments Too Heavy to Bear Alone

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I'm Not Just a Physician, I'm a Provider of Emotional Support and Human Connection During Moments Too Heavy to Bear Alone

Katherine Chebly, MD, MPA

Aug 26, 2019 Link to I'm Not Just a Physician, I'm a Provider of Emotional Support and Human Connection During Moments Too Heavy to Bear Alone

Read 'You Can’t Just Give News Like This'

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'You Can’t Just Give News Like This'

Jafeen Ilmudeen, MD

Aug 6, 2019 Link to 'You Can’t Just Give News Like This'

Read Suicide: More Common than Ever

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Suicide: More Common than Ever

Sidney Roberts, MD

Aug 2, 2019 Link to Suicide: More Common than Ever

Read We Need to Better Understand the Role of the Environment in Cancer Causation

We Need to Better Understand the Role of the Environment in Cancer Causation

Rebecca Leeman-Neill, MD, PhD and 1 other

Jul 30, 2019 Link to We Need to Better Understand the Role of the Environment in Cancer Causation

Read My Precautionary Tale to All My Fellow ED Doctors to Get That Checkup That We Advise Everyone Else to Get

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My Precautionary Tale to All My Fellow ED Doctors to Get That Checkup That We Advise Everyone Else to Get

Carol Lea Wright Becker, MD

Jul 16, 2019 Link to My Precautionary Tale to All My Fellow ED Doctors to Get That Checkup That We Advise Everyone Else to Get

Read 'I Want to Get Well'

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'I Want to Get Well'

Rosmy Jimmy, MD

Jul 15, 2019 Link to 'I Want to Get Well'

Read The First Time I Feared for My Life Taught Me How to Live

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The First Time I Feared for My Life Taught Me How to Live

Ni-Cheng Liang, MD

Jul 9, 2019 Link to The First Time I Feared for My Life Taught Me How to Live

Read Is There Such a Thing as a Rational Suicide?

Link to Al O Giwa, MD, MBA, LLB, FACEP, FAAEM's page

Is There Such a Thing as a Rational Suicide?

Al O Giwa, MD, MBA, LLB, FACEP, FAAEM

Jul 2, 2019 Link to Is There Such a Thing as a Rational Suicide?

Read When Patients Shift Topics: Asking About a Toenail After a Terminal Cancer Diagnosis

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When Patients Shift Topics: Asking About a Toenail After a Terminal Cancer Diagnosis

Earl Stewart, Jr., MD

Jun 26, 2019 Link to When Patients Shift Topics: Asking About a Toenail After a Terminal Cancer Diagnosis

Read A Tale of Two Patients

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A Tale of Two Patients

Brian Radvansky, MD

Jun 17, 2019 Link to A Tale of Two Patients

Read How to Handle a Technical Malfunction While Speaking at a Major Medical Conference

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How to Handle a Technical Malfunction While Speaking at a Major Medical Conference

Jun 12, 2019 Link to How to Handle a Technical Malfunction While Speaking at a Major Medical Conference