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Rodger D. MacArthur
To suggest today that condoms are “obsolete” sounds heretical and like a topic ripe for heated debate. Here, HIV/AIDS blogger Dr. Rodger MacArthur lays out the science for your review.
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Pamela Wible, MD
Most doctors are burned out, overworked, or exhausted. Physicians rarely ask for help.
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Erik R. Vanderlip, MD
My first patient had so many things wrong; he left before I could examine his heart and lungs, ask about chest pain, or reconcile his medication list. After his visit, veteran clinic staff noted they hadn’t seen Jim for years and were surprised he had come in at all. I felt the totality of my medical education had been squandered. They kindly reminded me it had just begun.
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Andrew Morris-Singer, MD
Internal medicine doctors train predominantly in our high-tech academic medical centers, yet most will provide outpatient care. Here, Dr Andrew-Morris Singer frames one of modern healthcare’s greatest disconnects.
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Pamela Wible, MD
A seasoned family physician remembers the day she met her mentor, Dr. McLarty—- a 70-year-old cowboy who was eating Metamucil wafers while puffing on a pipe. He wore Wrangler corduroys and a crew cut with some gray hairs shooting through. With his thick Texas twang, he slurred his words together around southern slangisms and medical anecdotes.
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Rodger D. MacArthur, M.D.
One theory behind a functional cure for HIV infection is based on early, intensive treatment with combined antiretroviral therapy.
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Steven A. King, MD, MS
Steroid injections for low back pain, tennis elbow, provide acute relief, but perhaps long-term damage.
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Pamela Wible, MD
Raised in a morgue, I worked alongside Dad, the city medical examiner. Over fifty years, he amassed a huge collection of medical artifacts.
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Steven A. King, MD, MS
Opioid medication prescriptions in emergency departments should be limited to a 3-day supply.
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Erik R. Vanderlip, MD, is a senior fellow and acting instructor in the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry. As a dually-trained family physician and psychiatrist, Dr Vanderlip is active in national health system redesign efforts with a particular interest in newer models of the medical home. He practices family medicine in a hybrid primary care clinic within a mental health center in Seattle. |  | The HIV-AIDS Observer
Rodger D. MacArthur, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Wayne State University, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Director and Site Principal Investigator, Wayne State University HIV/AIDS Clinical Research Unit. |  | Speaking of Pain
Steven A. King, MD, MS, is in the private practice of pain medicine in New York, and he is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine, New York. |  | Tales Doctors Tell
David T Nash, MD, is Clinical Professor of Medicine at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York. The author of more than 250 peer-reviewed clinical articles, Dr Nash has practiced cardiology in Syracuse for over 50 years. He is a Fellow of the National Lipid Association. |  | Primary Care Matters
Gregory W. Rutecki, MD, is Professor of Medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile. He is section editor of the hypertension topic center on this web site. |  | Practice Makes Perfect
Pamela Wible, MD, pioneered the first community-designed ideal medical clinic in America. An expert in patient-centered care, Dr Wible helps citizens design cutting-edge clinics and hospitals nationwide. Her model is taught in medical schools and featured in Harvard School of Public Health's newest edition of Renegotiating Health Care. Dr. Wible is a medical reporter for the Oregonian, has been interviewed by CNN, ABC, CBS, and is a frequent guest on NPR. |
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Five Steps to Improving Patient Access Judy Capko, May 21, 2013 Patient access is getting increased attention through reform initiatives. Here are five steps you can take to make sure patients get appropriate access to care in your office.
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