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Tuesday Jun 12, 2018
Outbreak Brings Patients Running for Vaccinations
As a hepatitis A outbreak in her state reaches 150 cases and counting, Kimberly Becher, M.D., wonders in this Fresh Perspectives blog post if media-induced hysteria might actually help overall vaccination rates.
Posted at 01:34PM Jun 12, 2018
by Kimberly Becher, M.D.
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Tuesday Jun 05, 2018
Into the Woods: Top Tips for Wilderness Medicine
Wilderness medicine training can prepare you for a journey into the woods. Stewart Decker, M.D., writes in the Fresh Perspectives blog that it also can help in any situation where you have to improvise.
Posted at 03:39PM Jun 05, 2018
by Stewart Decker, M.D.
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Wednesday May 16, 2018
Exercise Is Medicine. Here's How I Get Patients Started
Ninety percent of Americans don't meet recommendations for physical activity. Alex Mroszczyk-McDonald, M.D., has seen the good that exercise can do, and in this Fresh Perspectives blog post he shares ways to get more patients off the couch.
Posted at 10:09AM May 16, 2018
by Alex Mroszczyk-McDonald, M.D.
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Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Two Approaches to Making Your Point With Patients
Class is back in session as M.P.H. candidate Stewart Decker, M.D., shares his insights from a course on persuasive communication in this Fresh Perspectives blog post.
Posted at 10:03AM Apr 17, 2018
by Stewart Decker, M.D.
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Thursday Mar 29, 2018
DTC Tests Raise Questions Among Patients, Physicians
With so many questions about the risks and benefits of direct-to-consumer genetic tests that are hitting the market, we asked two of our new physician bloggers for their insights.
Posted at 10:36AM Mar 29, 2018
by Stewart Decker, M.D., and Margaux Lazarin, D.O., M.P.H.
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Tuesday Mar 13, 2018
Dismissing Osteopathic Manipulation Rubs Me the Wrong Way
In this Fresh Perspectives blog post, Margaux Lazarin, D.O., M.P.H., offers a rebuttal to a recent Forbes article that was critical of osteopathic manipulation.
Posted at 01:03PM Mar 13, 2018
by Margaux Lazarin, D.O., M.P.H.
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Tuesday Jan 30, 2018
What a Load of Goop: Overcoming Misguided Health Advice
Gwyneth Paltrow and other celebrities are telling your patients to do weird things to their bodies. Here's how to ensure they hear you instead.
Posted at 01:41PM Jan 30, 2018
by Mikhail Varshavski, D.O.
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Tuesday Jan 16, 2018
Your Family Medicine Practice Is Whatever You Make It
A new physician survey prompted our bloggers to reflect on their scope of practice and how they've tailored their work to fit the needs of their patients and their own interests.
Posted at 02:23PM Jan 16, 2018
by Natasha Bhuyan, M.D.
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Tuesday Dec 12, 2017
Make Fertility Awareness Part of Family Planning Toolbox
Fertility awareness-based methods can help couples avoid or achieve pregnancy, but a misleading statistic may be impeding their use.
Posted at 02:44PM Dec 12, 2017
by Luis Garcia, M.D.
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Friday Nov 17, 2017
In Defense of Reproductive Health Care
Starting Jan. 1, employers can refuse to provide insurance coverage for contraception. Natalie Hinchcliffe, D.O., points out that partisan arguments about birth control overlook the fact that women use these medications for many other conditions.
Posted at 02:15PM Nov 17, 2017
by Natalie Hinchcliffe, D.O.
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