Perspectives
Public Policy
Physicians, make a plan to vote
By voting, we as physicians are helping to address the social determinants of health in our communities.
Perspectives
Social media and health information: Empowering or misleading?
Health care providers often take a conflicted stand on the use of social media by patients.
Perspectives
The path to leadership
Many hospitalists shy away from leadership roles, but the key is to start, even if you don’t feel ready.
Opinion
2020-2021 respiratory viral season: Onset, presentations, and testing likely to differ in pandemic
Expect variations on the traditional parade of seasonal respiratory viruses, with increased numbers of coinfections.
Opinion
COVID-19 and the psychological side effects of PPE
If health care workers cannot tolerate PPE, use desensitization- and anxiety-reducing techniques to help them. said Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie....
Opinion
Conspiracy theories
That many patients fervently believe conspiracy theories poses several problems for us.
From the Society
In a time of two pandemics, a recommitment to work together
While we physically mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we must make efforts to unmask the failings of our health system.
Perspectives
Being a pediatric hospitalist during the COVID-19 pandemic
These times are unsettling for the pediatric hospitalist community.
Opinion
Are aging physicians a burden?
In our practice, the most common reason for those minor mistakes during our clinical evaluation is anxiety, said Dr. Nicolas Badre and Dr. Alan A...
Perspectives
Dear 2020, where do we go from here?
COVID-19 has shown that hospitalists must be “digital doctors” – they must be facile in utilizing virtual health tools.