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Perspectives

Thought-provoking perspectives from leading health and medical experts

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A New (More Hopeful) Normal in Medicine?

Renew your faith in the abundance of living

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Ethics Consult: Liver Transplant for Alcoholic Baseball Legend?

You make the call

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Can We Forget the 'Doctor Car' Myth Now?

I admit I was tempted to get something fancy, but reality said otherwise

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Op-Ed: Oxycodone Is the Most Addicting Prescription Opioid

A thorough review of the data and history makes this clear

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Ethics Consult: OK to Perform 'Female Circumcision'? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

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Facebook: A Worthy Judge of Medical Info?

The social media giant's fact-checkers are plucked from a constellation of Twitter stars

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Ethics Consult: Should Doctors Perform Genital Cutting on Girl?

You make the call

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Ethics Consult: Does Dementia Preclude 'Consent' to Sex? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

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Op-Ed: Vivek Murthy's Multimillion Dollar Conflicts Are Cause for Concern

The Surgeon General nominee will only treat corporate America's woes

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The Math Doesn't Add Up for COVID-19 Vaccine Access

New York state's rollout is adding headaches for providers

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Coronary Disease: Plugged Pipes or Popped Pimple?

A better analogy for what's happening to the coronary vessels

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Why No Price Competition in Brand-Name Heart Drugs?

The Skeptical Cardiologist raises an eyebrow at the DOACs

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Ethics Consult: Report Alleged Improper Doctor-Patient Relationship? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

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Op-Ed: Tribalism and Virtue Signaling in Post-COVID Vax Messaging

No one is chasing a zero-risk life

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Op-Ed: Find Your Purpose in Medicine With 'Ikigai'

Are you making a real impact?

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The Next Pandemic Is Already Here

Tools for stopping it are readily available, if only we agree to use them

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Op-Ed: Throw Away Your Mask After COVID Vaccination?

Vinay Prasad says it's probably safe

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Ethics Consult: Refuse Treatment for Dictator? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

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Op-Ed: Public Schools Should (Almost Always) Stay Open

It does the least harm to kids and adults

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Why Do People Keep Going to Church?

Even during a pandemic, it's important to realize why worship is essential

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Op-Ed: Why (and How) We Don't Prescribe Oxycodone

Greater desirability equals greater addictive potential

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Op-Ed: Why I Refuse to Get the COVID Vaccine Right Now

America's vaccine rollout is widening socioeconomic and racial inequities

Best of The Skeptical Cardiologist in 2020

Your favorite op-eds from Anthony Pearson, MD

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Op-Ed: Why Did Fauci Move the Herd Immunity Goal Posts?

Scientists play a dangerous game when they tailor factual statements to promote policy goals

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Op-Ed: How to Fix Consistently Inconclusive Apple Watch ECG Readings

The Skeptical Cardiologist has a solution

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Op-Ed: Kardia Upgrade Will Cut Unclassified Mobile ECGs

Further updates to algorithm accuracy are on the way, too

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What Is a Plant-Based Diet, Exactly?

And should you be on one? The Skeptical Cardiologist has an answer

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Op-Ed: Reform Residency but Don鈥檛 Ask for Pity

Remember, we're lucky to be doctors

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Culture Shock: Why New Zealand's Response to COVID-19 Worked

A first-hand account from a doctor from the U.S. who lives in New Zealand

KEEP CALM AND FOLLOW THE SCIENCE

Op-Ed: What Does 'Follow the Science' Mean, Anyway?

Science is a tool, not a prescription for policy on COVID-19

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Here's How to Think About the Danish Mask Study

What the DANMASK-19 trial showed and didn't show about mask use and COVID-19

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iMedicalApps: SCAT5 Sports Concussion Assessment Tool

The most current guideline in a web app

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Cameras In the Hospital? No Thanks

Privacy and trust are more important than surveillance

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Ethics Consult: Amputate a Healthy Limb? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

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5 Life Lessons COVID Has Taught Me

Christine Lau, MD, looks at some realizations she made over the last few months

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Imagine Your Patient's Health Data All in One Place

A unified medical record has its charms -- and a few kinks

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Ethics Consult: Keep Dead Man's Medical Secret? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

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Op-Ed: Great Barrington vs John Snow Is a False Choice

Should whomever gets the most signatures decide our fate?

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The Unified EMR: A New Opportunity Arises

A unified electronic medical record could make a big difference in patient care

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Apple Watch Vs Kardia to Monitor Afib From Home: A Case Study

The Skeptical Cardiologist weighs the usefulness of the two ECG devices

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