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Harm Reduction Is As Useful as “Do Not Harm”

Megana Dwarakanath, MD

Read 'Free to Be Me': A Physician’s Thoughts on Professional Identity Formation

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'Free to Be Me': A Physician’s Thoughts on Professional Identity Formation

Olapeju Simoyan, MD, MPH

Mar 2, 2023 Link to 'Free to Be Me': A Physician’s Thoughts on Professional Identity Formation

Read When It Comes to Addiction, Words Matter

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When It Comes to Addiction, Words Matter

Aug 23, 2022 Link to When It Comes to Addiction, Words Matter

Read We Can’t Pick and Choose Harm Reduction

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We Can’t Pick and Choose Harm Reduction

Jun 1, 2022 Link to We Can’t Pick and Choose Harm Reduction

Read Kratom: Most of What We Know Is How Little We Know

Kratom: Most of What We Know Is How Little We Know

Thomas Penders, MD and 1 other

May 31, 2022 Link to Kratom: Most of What We Know Is How Little We Know

Read "We Don't Have Any Data, It's a Fable": Psychiatrists on Virtual Ketamine Treatment

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"We Don't Have Any Data, It's a Fable": Psychiatrists on Virtual Ketamine Treatment

May 10, 2022 Link to "We Don't Have Any Data, It's a Fable": Psychiatrists on Virtual Ketamine Treatment

Read The Great Unlearning of a Practicing Clinician

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The Great Unlearning of a Practicing Clinician

Kyra Marie Dougherty Delapedraja, NP

Apr 26, 2022 Link to The Great Unlearning of a Practicing Clinician

Read We Shouldn't Judge a Patient by Their Chart Notes

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We Shouldn't Judge a Patient by Their Chart Notes

Feb 8, 2022 Link to We Shouldn't Judge a Patient by Their Chart Notes

Read The Silent Epidemic: Mental Health of Clinicians

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The Silent Epidemic: Mental Health of Clinicians

Jan 18, 2022 Link to The Silent Epidemic: Mental Health of Clinicians

Read How Do We Determine Whose Lives Are Worth Saving?

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How Do We Determine Whose Lives Are Worth Saving?

Cindy Greenberg, NP

Jan 12, 2022 Link to How Do We Determine Whose Lives Are Worth Saving?

Read Harm Reduction in Unvaccinated (and All Other) Patients

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Harm Reduction in Unvaccinated (and All Other) Patients

Nov 8, 2021 Link to Harm Reduction in Unvaccinated (and All Other) Patients

Read My Patient Felt Like She Was Substituting One Drug For Another

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My Patient Felt Like She Was Substituting One Drug For Another

Brian Andrew Freeman, MD, MPH

Aug 2, 2021 Link to My Patient Felt Like She Was Substituting One Drug For Another

Read 'Focus on the Journey': Psychiatry Over 4 Decades

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'Focus on the Journey': Psychiatry Over 4 Decades

Jul 30, 2021 Link to 'Focus on the Journey': Psychiatry Over 4 Decades

Read My Patient Had Wounds Medicine Couldn't Fix

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My Patient Had Wounds Medicine Couldn't Fix

Oct 9, 2020 Link to My Patient Had Wounds Medicine Couldn't Fix

Read As Healers, Ending Systemic Racism Is Our Work, Too

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As Healers, Ending Systemic Racism Is Our Work, Too

Lisa Doggett, MD

Jun 23, 2020 Link to As Healers, Ending Systemic Racism Is Our Work, Too

Read Moving Past Pre-Pandemic 'Safeguards'

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Moving Past Pre-Pandemic 'Safeguards'

Megana Dwarakanath, MD

Jun 19, 2020 Link to Moving Past Pre-Pandemic 'Safeguards'

Read I Was Asked About Treating Her Cardiac Condition, But I'm Obligated To Treat Her As a Whole

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I Was Asked About Treating Her Cardiac Condition, But I'm Obligated To Treat Her As a Whole

Eric E Roselli, MD

Feb 18, 2020 Link to I Was Asked About Treating Her Cardiac Condition, But I'm Obligated To Treat Her As a Whole

Read Does a Medical Board Consultant Have a Duty to Care?

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Does a Medical Board Consultant Have a Duty to Care?

Anne Phelan-Adams, MD

Sep 30, 2019 Link to Does a Medical Board Consultant Have a Duty to Care?

Read 'Three to Take or Throw', 'Four to Fill or Flush': Weaning Off Prescribing Opioids For Pain

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'Three to Take or Throw', 'Four to Fill or Flush': Weaning Off Prescribing Opioids For Pain

Amy L. Baxter, MD

Aug 13, 2019 Link to 'Three to Take or Throw', 'Four to Fill or Flush': Weaning Off Prescribing Opioids For Pain

Read Our Words and Actions Can Have Profound Effects on Those We Have Sworn to Comfort and Heal

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Our Words and Actions Can Have Profound Effects on Those We Have Sworn to Comfort and Heal

Albert Anastasio, MD

Jul 22, 2019 Link to Our Words and Actions Can Have Profound Effects on Those We Have Sworn to Comfort and Heal

Read Are People Who Use Opioids Treated Like AIDS Patients Were in the 1980s?

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Are People Who Use Opioids Treated Like AIDS Patients Were in the 1980s?

Heather Finlay-Morreale, MD

Jun 3, 2019 Link to Are People Who Use Opioids Treated Like AIDS Patients Were in the 1980s?

Read For Expecting Moms with Opioid Addiction, Health Starts with Compassion

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For Expecting Moms with Opioid Addiction, Health Starts with Compassion

May 9, 2019 Link to For Expecting Moms with Opioid Addiction, Health Starts with Compassion