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The Riddle

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Benjamin Wade Frush, MD MA

Read When Patients Ask: 'What Would You Do?'

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When Patients Ask: 'What Would You Do?'

Paul Ruggieri, MD

Jan 24, 2020 Link to When Patients Ask: 'What Would You Do?'

Read The Place Where 'Waiting' Changes Meaning

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The Place Where 'Waiting' Changes Meaning

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Read I Gave Them the Best of Me, and Then More

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I Gave Them the Best of Me, and Then More

Wendy Allen-Rhoades, MD

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Read The First Time I Prayed with a Patient

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The First Time I Prayed with a Patient

Vidhya Prakash, MD

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Read Hoofbeats? Think of Horses, Pray for Zebras

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Hoofbeats? Think of Horses, Pray for Zebras

Bruce A. Goodman, MD

Nov 13, 2019 Link to Hoofbeats? Think of Horses, Pray for Zebras

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 Looming Death Compels True Listening

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Looming Death Compels True Listening

Noran Barry, MD, FACS

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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 I Mixed Up Patients. I'm Lucky Nothing Went Wrong

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I Mixed Up Patients. I'm Lucky Nothing Went Wrong

Phoebe Prioleau, MD

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Read Medicine Isn't Free Even When It Is Unsuccessful

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Medicine Isn't Free Even When It Is Unsuccessful

Meredith Leigh Miller, MD

Oct 14, 2019 Link to Medicine Isn't Free Even When It Is Unsuccessful

Read I Had 2 End-of-Life Discussions: One as a Daughter, One as a Doctor

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I Had 2 End-of-Life Discussions: One as a Daughter, One as a Doctor

Jenny Jones, MD

Sep 30, 2019 Link to I Had 2 End-of-Life Discussions: One as a Daughter, One as a Doctor

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 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 My Patient Died. The Family Still Said 'Thank You'

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My Patient Died. The Family Still Said 'Thank You'

Christopher Yerington, MD

Aug 19, 2019 Link to My Patient Died. The Family Still Said 'Thank You'

Read Let’s Not Neglect The Importance of Completing a Physical Exam

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Let’s Not Neglect The Importance of Completing a Physical Exam

Zoe L. Smothermon, DO

Aug 12, 2019 Link to Let’s Not Neglect The Importance of Completing a Physical Exam

Read Are Scooters Worth the Orthopaedic Trauma Risk?

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Are Scooters Worth the Orthopaedic Trauma Risk?

Adil Shahzad Ahmed, MD

Aug 7, 2019 Link to Are Scooters Worth the Orthopaedic Trauma Risk?

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Grey Zone

Astrid Grouls, MD

Jul 16, 2019 Link to Grey Zone

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 Physician as Patient: Lessons Learned

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Physician as Patient: Lessons Learned

Leslee Jaeger, MD

Jul 2, 2019 Link to Physician as Patient: Lessons Learned

Read How Emergency Physicians Lead Teams Through Crises

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How Emergency Physicians Lead Teams Through Crises

David Beran, DO MPH

Jun 24, 2019 Link to How Emergency Physicians Lead Teams Through Crises

Read The First Time I Lied to a Patient

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The First Time I Lied to a Patient

Claudia Nazanin Emami, MD, MPH, FACS, FAAP

Jun 17, 2019 Link to The First Time I Lied to a Patient