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Old Medical Oath Needs Refresh From the Original Hippocratic Version

Graduating medical school students traditionally swear allegiance to the Hippocratic Oath, which they assume mandates that they “first do no harm,” but it is dated and now coming under fire.

A Physician Travels to South Asia Seeking Enduring Lessons From the Eradication of Smallpox

Smallpox was certified eradicated in 1980, but I first learned about the disease’s twisty, storied history in 1996 while interning at the World Health...

Hospital Billing and Patient Experience

Healthcare billing creates problems for the patients' experience - why and what are our solutions?

ICU Rule #8: Treat The Patient

I can make abnormal numbers go away...that doesn't mean I have done the patient any good.