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.

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Posted at 01:34PM Jun 12, 2018 by Kimberly Becher, M.D. | Comments [0]

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.

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Posted at 03:39PM Jun 05, 2018 by Stewart Decker, M.D. | Comments [0]

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.

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Posted at 10:09AM May 16, 2018 by Alex Mroszczyk-McDonald, M.D. | Comments [0]

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.

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Posted at 10:03AM Apr 17, 2018 by Stewart Decker, M.D. | Comments [0]

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.

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Posted at 10:36AM Mar 29, 2018 by Stewart Decker, M.D., and Margaux Lazarin, D.O., M.P.H. | Comments [0]

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.

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Posted at 01:03PM Mar 13, 2018 by Margaux Lazarin, D.O., M.P.H. | Comments [0]

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.

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Posted at 01:41PM Jan 30, 2018 by Mikhail Varshavski, D.O. | Comments [0]

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.

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Posted at 02:23PM Jan 16, 2018 by Natasha Bhuyan, M.D. | Comments [0]

Fertility awareness-based methods can help couples avoid or achieve pregnancy, but a misleading statistic may be impeding their use.

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Posted at 02:44PM Dec 12, 2017 by Luis Garcia, M.D. | Comments [0]