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In 2023, Sheldon Ekirch was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy, which makes her limbs and muscles feel as if they’re on fire. Specialists recommended a series of infusions to ease her pain, but her insurer refused to pay for the expensive treatment, which it says is “not considered medically necessary.”

Psychiatry Has an Identity Crisis, and It’s a Problem for Patients

Pat Farrell PhD - December 4, 2022

A subspecialty of medicine, psychiatry is caught in a scientific and philosophical wilderness and is attempting to find its way.

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Irfan Khan MD - October 12, 2022

Improving diversity in medical research requires more than patient engagement – it demands a rethinking of research infrastructure

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Michael Hunter, MD - July 26, 2022

Do you have an autoimmune condition? There are some steps you can take to fight back.

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