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Read Moving Beyond Lifetime Risk to Personalized Breast Cancer Screening

Link to Lauren Cornell, MD's page

Moving Beyond Lifetime Risk to Personalized Breast Cancer Screening

Lauren Cornell, MD

Sep 28, 2026 Link to Moving Beyond Lifetime Risk to Personalized Breast Cancer Screening

Read Pain Management Referrals: A Refresher for Colleagues

Link to Emily Copps, PA-C's page

Pain Management Referrals: A Refresher for Colleagues

Emily Copps, PA-C

Sep 21, 2026 Link to Pain Management Referrals: A Refresher for Colleagues

Read When Your Pediatric Cancer Patient Grows Up

Link to Allison Grady, NP's page

When Your Pediatric Cancer Patient Grows Up

Allison Grady, NP

Sep 21, 2026 Link to When Your Pediatric Cancer Patient Grows Up

Read What Dermatologists See Before Psychiatrists Ever Do

Link to Nebyou Belay, MD's page

What Dermatologists See Before Psychiatrists Ever Do

Nebyou Belay, MD

Sep 14, 2026 Link to What Dermatologists See Before Psychiatrists Ever Do

Read Freezing Out the Scalpel: The Case for Cryoablation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Link to Sidhvi Reddy's page

Freezing Out the Scalpel: The Case for Cryoablation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Sep 14, 2026 Link to Freezing Out the Scalpel: The Case for Cryoablation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Read A Climate-Overdose Crisis: Rising Temperatures are Killing People who Use Drugs

A Climate-Overdose Crisis: Rising Temperatures are Killing People who Use Drugs

Madhury Ray, MD and 1 other

Sep 8, 2026 Link to A Climate-Overdose Crisis: Rising Temperatures are Killing People who Use Drugs

Read In Oncology ICUs, Fecal Containment Must Be Bleeding Risk-Aware

Link to Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans, NP's page

In Oncology ICUs, Fecal Containment Must Be Bleeding Risk-Aware

Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans, NP

Sep 8, 2026 Link to In Oncology ICUs, Fecal Containment Must Be Bleeding Risk-Aware

Read When Doing More Harms: How Medicine Over-medicalizes Functional Somatic Syndromes

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When Doing More Harms: How Medicine Over-medicalizes Functional Somatic Syndromes

Alexander Herbert, MD

Aug 31, 2026 Link to When Doing More Harms: How Medicine Over-medicalizes Functional Somatic Syndromes

Read Seeing the Light: Cancer Survivorship as a Survival Intervention

Link to Erin R. Macrae, MD's page

Seeing the Light: Cancer Survivorship as a Survival Intervention

Erin R. Macrae, MD

Aug 31, 2026 Link to Seeing the Light: Cancer Survivorship as a Survival Intervention

Read Missing the Boat on Mental Health Biomarkers

Link to John Kruse, MD, PhD's page

Missing the Boat on Mental Health Biomarkers

John Kruse, MD, PhD

Aug 24, 2026 Link to Missing the Boat on Mental Health Biomarkers

Read An Off-Label Treatment for a Rare Genetic Skin Disorder

Link to Jacqueline Maher, MD's page

An Off-Label Treatment for a Rare Genetic Skin Disorder

Jacqueline Maher, MD

Aug 17, 2026 Link to An Off-Label Treatment for a Rare Genetic Skin Disorder

Read Why We Shouldn’t Make An ‘Economic Case’ for Mental Healthcare

Link to Alex Gertner, MD, PhD's page

Why We Shouldn’t Make An ‘Economic Case’ for Mental Healthcare

Alex Gertner, MD, PhD

Aug 10, 2026 Link to Why We Shouldn’t Make An ‘Economic Case’ for Mental Healthcare

Read In Pediatrics, Much of Routine Care Runs on Inherited Certainty

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In Pediatrics, Much of Routine Care Runs on Inherited Certainty

Vinson James, MD

Aug 10, 2026 Link to In Pediatrics, Much of Routine Care Runs on Inherited Certainty

Read Microbiome Testing Needs Its Standards Moment

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Microbiome Testing Needs Its Standards Moment

Michael Bass, MD

Jul 28, 2026 Link to Microbiome Testing Needs Its Standards Moment

Read Seven Years to a Diagnosis: The Wrong Way to Spare a Patient From Radiation

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Seven Years to a Diagnosis: The Wrong Way to Spare a Patient From Radiation

Olga Goodman, MD

Jul 27, 2026 Link to Seven Years to a Diagnosis: The Wrong Way to Spare a Patient From Radiation

Read Colon Cancer Screening Is About Prevention — Not Just Detection

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Colon Cancer Screening Is About Prevention — Not Just Detection

Anish Sheth, MD

Jul 24, 2026 Link to Colon Cancer Screening Is About Prevention — Not Just Detection

Read Why One of Psychiatry’s Most Effective Treatments Remains Out of Reach

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Why One of Psychiatry’s Most Effective Treatments Remains Out of Reach

Jul 13, 2026 Link to Why One of Psychiatry’s Most Effective Treatments Remains Out of Reach

Read How AI Addresses Real Gaps in Access to Eye Care

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How AI Addresses Real Gaps in Access to Eye Care

Jul 6, 2026 Link to How AI Addresses Real Gaps in Access to Eye Care

Read My Patients Are Googling Surgical Approaches. Here’s What I Actually Tell Them.

Link to Cory Calendine, MD's page

My Patients Are Googling Surgical Approaches. Here’s What I Actually Tell Them.

Cory Calendine, MD

Jun 29, 2026 Link to My Patients Are Googling Surgical Approaches. Here’s What I Actually Tell Them.

Read When 'Doing Everything Right' Isn’t Enough

Link to Vinson James, MD's page

When 'Doing Everything Right' Isn’t Enough

Vinson James, MD

Jun 22, 2026 Link to When 'Doing Everything Right' Isn’t Enough

Read What I Tell Clinicians Who Ask If Their Patient Is "Depressed Enough" for Esketamine

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What I Tell Clinicians Who Ask If Their Patient Is "Depressed Enough" for Esketamine

Benjamin Yudkoff, MD

Jun 15, 2026 Link to What I Tell Clinicians Who Ask If Their Patient Is "Depressed Enough" for Esketamine