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Every Healthcare Professional Must Listen To This Conversation

has been happening for hundreds of years. Systemic racism has been present ever since the founding of our nation, and…

2 weeks ago

‘I Can’t Tell You’: Attorneys, Relatives Struggle To Find Hospitalized ICE Detainees

[By Claudia Boyd-Barrett. Illustration by Oona Zenda. Reprinted with permission from KFF Health News.] Lydia Romero strained to hear her husband’s feeble…

2 weeks ago

Mental Health Secrets Are Being Unraveled, and Inflammation Is the Culprit

Our body’s immune system creates surprising effects on mental health, which people need to understand. Until now, medicine has been…

6 months ago

The Height Problem No One Wants to Talk About

As you enter a job interview you discover through instinct that the interviewer has already formed impressions about your leadership…

6 months ago

Can Doctors “Gaslight” Their Patients?

I was taken aback by the term used in the article published in JAMA Network Open: Medical gaslighting has been…

7 months ago

Clinic Notes: She Taught Me Stillness

She sat across from me in the radiation oncology exam room, hands folded in her lap. No phone. No watch.…

7 months ago

Skinnier, Sicker? Weight-Loss Meds Raise Concerns

Taking any type of medicine always carries a risk, with some risks being more concerning than others. If you look…

8 months ago

Beans Are Now the Super Food That We All Need, So Get Ready for a New Diet

The lowly bean is finally receiving the accolades it deserves. Originally viewed as a diet staple of the poor, the…

8 months ago

Can Blueberries Save You From Burnout?

“Can food really undo burnout?” a reader recently asked me. It’s a brilliant question — practical, personal, and rooted in…

8 months ago

The Number That Predicts How Fast You’re Aging

When I turned 50, I didn’t care how many birthdays I had left. I cared whether I could still carry…

8 months ago

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