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Read The Patient Who Thought He Needed a Mood Stabilizer

Link to Vania Modesto Lowe, MD's page

The Patient Who Thought He Needed a Mood Stabilizer

Vania Modesto Lowe, MD

May 11, 2026 Link to The Patient Who Thought He Needed a Mood Stabilizer

Read One Year After Introducing nsPFA: Reflections on a Non‑Surgical Option for Benign Thyroid Nodules

Link to Richard J. Harding, MD, FACS's page

One Year After Introducing nsPFA: Reflections on a Non‑Surgical Option for Benign Thyroid Nodules

Richard J. Harding, MD, FACS

May 11, 2026 Link to One Year After Introducing nsPFA: Reflections on a Non‑Surgical Option for Benign Thyroid Nodules

Read HFpEF Phenotyping Has Reached an Inflection Point — CADENCE May Define What Comes Next

Link to Abdul Latif Bikak, MD's page

HFpEF Phenotyping Has Reached an Inflection Point — CADENCE May Define What Comes Next

Abdul Latif Bikak, MD

May 4, 2026 Link to HFpEF Phenotyping Has Reached an Inflection Point — CADENCE May Define What Comes Next

Read What My Patients Taught Me About Sleep Apnea

Link to Toshita Kumar, MD's page

What My Patients Taught Me About Sleep Apnea

Toshita Kumar, MD

May 4, 2026 Link to What My Patients Taught Me About Sleep Apnea

Read Novel Ways of Bridging the Gap Between Psychiatry and Primary Care

Link to Brendan Ross, MD's page

Novel Ways of Bridging the Gap Between Psychiatry and Primary Care

Brendan Ross, MD

May 4, 2026 Link to Novel Ways of Bridging the Gap Between Psychiatry and Primary Care

Read Pleasure Is Not a Luxury

Link to Leona Hariharan's page

Pleasure Is Not a Luxury

Leona Hariharan

Apr 15, 2026 Link to Pleasure Is Not a Luxury

Read Ahead of the Curve: Reframing the Debate on Hormone Pellet Therapy in Modern Menopausal Care

Link to Amy Holda Gueye-Weinstein, MD's page

Ahead of the Curve: Reframing the Debate on Hormone Pellet Therapy in Modern Menopausal Care

Amy Holda Gueye-Weinstein, MD

Apr 13, 2026 Link to Ahead of the Curve: Reframing the Debate on Hormone Pellet Therapy in Modern Menopausal Care

Read The Protein Prescription: What Everybody Needs, But Not Everybody Gets

Link to Jamal Jarrett, MD's page

The Protein Prescription: What Everybody Needs, But Not Everybody Gets

Jamal Jarrett, MD

Apr 6, 2026 Link to The Protein Prescription: What Everybody Needs, But Not Everybody Gets

Read GLP-1 Weight Regain Is Not a Flaw. It’s Proof Obesity Is a Chronic Disease

Link to Joseph Philip Zucchi, PA's page

GLP-1 Weight Regain Is Not a Flaw. It’s Proof Obesity Is a Chronic Disease

Joseph Philip Zucchi, PA

Mar 30, 2026 Link to GLP-1 Weight Regain Is Not a Flaw. It’s Proof Obesity Is a Chronic Disease

Read Why Dermatology Patients Now Have More Hope Than Ever

Link to Alexa Kimball, MD's page

Why Dermatology Patients Now Have More Hope Than Ever

Alexa Kimball, MD

Mar 9, 2026 Link to Why Dermatology Patients Now Have More Hope Than Ever

Read The Day the Weight‑Loss Pill Arrived, the Hard Part Began

Link to Shiv Kumar Goel, MD's page

The Day the Weight‑Loss Pill Arrived, the Hard Part Began

Shiv Kumar Goel, MD

Mar 2, 2026 Link to The Day the Weight‑Loss Pill Arrived, the Hard Part Began

Read Germ Theory, Terrain Theory, and the Future of Health

Link to Joshua Mirrer, MD's page

Germ Theory, Terrain Theory, and the Future of Health

Joshua Mirrer, MD

Feb 23, 2026 Link to Germ Theory, Terrain Theory, and the Future of Health

Read Rethinking Obesity Care in the Era of Incretin Mimetics

Link to Madhu Pamganamamula, MD's page

Rethinking Obesity Care in the Era of Incretin Mimetics

Madhu Pamganamamula, MD

Feb 23, 2026 Link to Rethinking Obesity Care in the Era of Incretin Mimetics

Read The Wrong Path of Seizure Forecasting

Link to Waleed Abood, MD's page

The Wrong Path of Seizure Forecasting

Waleed Abood, MD

Feb 17, 2026 Link to The Wrong Path of Seizure Forecasting

Read The Quiet Rise of a New Nicotine Epidemic

Link to Christian Hardoy, MD's page

The Quiet Rise of a New Nicotine Epidemic

Christian Hardoy, MD

Feb 9, 2026 Link to The Quiet Rise of a New Nicotine Epidemic

Read We Have Normalized Being Unclean in Medicine

We Have Normalized Being Unclean in Medicine

Biswas Shrestha, MD and 1 other

Jan 26, 2026 Link to We Have Normalized Being Unclean in Medicine

Read Unmasking Diabetes: Paraphimosis as a Sentinel Symptom and the Need for Early Screening

Link to Shirisha Kamidi, MD's page

Unmasking Diabetes: Paraphimosis as a Sentinel Symptom and the Need for Early Screening

Shirisha Kamidi, MD

Jan 5, 2026 Link to Unmasking Diabetes: Paraphimosis as a Sentinel Symptom and the Need for Early Screening

Read More Than Just a Headache: The Lonely Journey of a Spinal CSF Leak Patient

Link to Susan Mahler, MD's page

More Than Just a Headache: The Lonely Journey of a Spinal CSF Leak Patient

Susan Mahler, MD

Dec 16, 2025 Link to More Than Just a Headache: The Lonely Journey of a Spinal CSF Leak Patient

Read New Study Places Lithium at Heart of Alzheimer’s, but Human Trials Remain Necessary

Link to Pearl Kurian Jones, MD's page

New Study Places Lithium at Heart of Alzheimer’s, but Human Trials Remain Necessary

Pearl Kurian Jones, MD

Nov 17, 2025 Link to New Study Places Lithium at Heart of Alzheimer’s, but Human Trials Remain Necessary

Read Office-Based PE Tubes: Another Tool in Our Arsenal

Link to Vasu Kakarlapudi, MD, MBA's page

Office-Based PE Tubes: Another Tool in Our Arsenal

Vasu Kakarlapudi, MD, MBA

Aug 25, 2025 Link to Office-Based PE Tubes: Another Tool in Our Arsenal

Read Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Triage: Critical for Safe Efficient Emergency Care

Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Triage: Critical for Safe Efficient Emergency Care

Resa Lewiss, MD and 1 other

Jul 29, 2025 Link to Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Triage: Critical for Safe Efficient Emergency Care