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Wednesday Feb 21, 2018
Let's Start by Treating Gun Violence as Public Health Issue
Granted, harm is caused by individuals, not the objects they wield. But even so, treating gun violence as a public health issue could make our society safer.
Posted at 11:19AM Feb 21, 2018
by Lalita Abhyankar, MD, MHS
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Tuesday Jan 02, 2018
New Year, Same Issues. Why Does Health Care Cost So Much?
We asked our new physician bloggers what issues concern them for their practices and patients in 2018. The cost of care to patients tops the list.
Posted at 05:31PM Jan 02, 2018
by Peter Rippey, M.D.
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Friday Sep 29, 2017
Up in Smoke: Western Fires Pose Public Health Hazard
Melissa Hemphill, M.D., writes that the wildfires scorching the Pacific Northwest are a public health hazard, and the threat is getting worse each year.
Posted at 04:16PM Sep 29, 2017
by Melissa Hemphill, M.D.
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Monday Sep 25, 2017
How a Bill Becomes a Wall
Through words and drawings, Anita Ravi, M.D., illustrates how the Graham-Cassidy bill currently under consideration in the Senate could make health care worse.
Posted at 04:46PM Sep 25, 2017
by Anita Ravi, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.H.P.
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Monday Aug 14, 2017
I Had to 'Unlearn' Medicine to Treat Vulnerable Patients
New physician Anita Ravi, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.H.P., relates in words and spare drawings why some of the advice she was taught to give doesn't apply to the patients she is expected to help.
Posted at 04:32PM Aug 14, 2017
by Anita Ravi, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.H.P.
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Thursday Aug 03, 2017
Start by Viewing Transgender Patients as People -- Not 'Burdens'
Discrimination against transgender people is precipitated by viewing patients with dollar signs over their heads, rather than simply seeing them as people.
Posted at 05:20PM Aug 03, 2017
by Natasha Bhuyan, M.D.
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Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Primary Care Needs -- and Deserves -- More Research Dollars
More research is needed in primary care, but proposed federal budget cuts threaten to make evidence-based resources and guidelines even harder to come by.
Posted at 12:14PM Jun 28, 2017
by Natasha Bhuyan, M.D.
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Monday May 22, 2017
It's Complicated: What We Wish Legislators Knew About Health Care
Health care truly is complicated. We asked our new physician bloggers what policymakers need to understand if they're going to help create a better system.
Posted at 04:01PM May 22, 2017
by Kimberly Becher, M.D.
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Wednesday Mar 22, 2017
AHCA Won't Help Patients Who Need It Most
We asked our new physician bloggers how the American Health Care Act would affect their patients. Most said the legislation would hurt the poor, the elderly and the disabled.
Posted at 01:49PM Mar 22, 2017
by Kimberly Becher, M.D.
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Monday Mar 06, 2017
Primary Care Needs a Raise -- All of Us
Family physicians and the rest of the primary care team deserve better compensation. Natasha Bhuyan, M.D., writes that investing more money in primary care would benefit not only physicians, but also their patients, staff and communities.
Posted at 11:20AM Mar 06, 2017
by Natasha Bhuyan, M.D.
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