Fiction as Resistance: My Journey from Physician to Novelist
Abstract: In this personal essay, a free clinic physician describes how he turned to fiction ... Read more
Shantanu Rai, MD
Updated April 14, 2026 by Shantanu Rai, MD
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Federal Court Upholds California Ban on Nurse Practitioners Using “Doctor” Title in Clinical Settings
Abstract: A September 2025 federal ruling in Palmer et al. v. Bonta et al. upheld ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated August 21, 2026 by Laura Turner
The “One Big Beautiful Bill”: How New Budget Legislation May Reshape Medical Training and Healthcare Access
A sweeping new federal budget bill, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” became law on ... Read more
SDN Staff
Updated August 21, 2026 by SDN Staff
Treating Trans Patients: What You Need to Know
Recently, The Florida Health Department issued guidance intended to prohibit both “social gender transition” and ... Read more
Soren Estvold, MD, MPH
Updated June 22, 2022 by Soren Estvold, MD, MPH
Improving the Process of Healthcare Delivery
Evidence-based medicine is the application of a rigorous scientific standard in the practice of a ... Read more
Samuel Williams, MD
Updated June 22, 2022 by Samuel Williams, MD
How Healthcare Equity Impacts Patient Care
As an undergraduate studying health education, I was first exposed to the lack of equity ... Read more
Eboni Peoples
Updated June 22, 2022 by Eboni Peoples
How Healthcare Policy Affects Your Future Career As An OT
Change in the world of healthcare is not uncommon. From new treatment methods and devices ... Read more
Brittany Ferri
Updated August 21, 2026 by Brittany Ferri
Serving the Underserved: Course Focuses on the Health Effects of Poverty
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) sits in the heart of Memphis, one ... Read more
Stacy Smith
Updated August 8, 2022 by Stacy Smith
A Physician’s Mission: Using Radio to Increase Health Literacy
Republished with permission from here. Dr. Pablo Rodriguez, an OB/GYN, doesn’t have a typical office.Inside ... Read more
Anna Delamerced
Updated June 26, 2022 by Anna Delamerced
What You Should Know: The Pros and Cons of Medical Marijuana
What You Should Know is an ongoing series covering a range of informational topics relevant ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brian Wu
Hospitalists "Seeing Wisely": A High Value Proposition
I remember being a third year medical student and reading Bob Wachter’s piece in the New ... Read more
Vineet Arora
Updated August 21, 2026 by Vineet Arora
20 Questions: Judy Melinek, MD, Pathology
Dr. Judy Melinek is a board-certified forensic pathologist in San Francisco, CEO of PathologyExpert Inc., ... Read more
Juliet Farmer
Updated August 21, 2026 by Juliet Farmer
20 Questions: John Hunt, MD, Pediatric Pulmonology/Allergy/Immunology
Dr. John Hunt discusses his varied career as a pediatric asthma specialist, military physician, academic, novelist, and entrepreneur, and offers some advice for students.
Student Doctor Network
Updated July 22, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
To Practice Pure or Not to Practice Pure, That is the Question
If Hamlet were a physician...
John F. Hunt, MD
Updated June 27, 2022 by John F. Hunt, MD
A U.S. Medical Student’s Experience in Germany
An American medical student compares his experience with the German health care system to health care in the U.S.
Andrew Nguyen
Updated August 21, 2026 by Andrew Nguyen
20 Questions: Beth Seltzer, MD, MPH, Preventive Medicine
Dr. Beth Seltzer, board certified in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, is a former documentary filmmaker and the author of 101 Careers in Public Health.
Juliet Farmer
Updated June 27, 2022 by Juliet Farmer
