5 Things to Consider When Choosing Your Global Health Experience
Learning about a new culture, seeing how healthcare is done in another country, and building ... Read more
Christina Amutah
Updated August 23, 2022 by Christina Amutah
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Ambien Dreams
This week, listener Jen sent us an article from JAMA in which the author bemoans his tendency ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
Self-Care Is Not Selfish
We’re a few months into the new medical year and wherever your spouse is at ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 26, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
How Research Can Maximize Your Residency Match Success
Welcome to “Research for the Rest of Us”, a column about navigating the complex intricacies ... Read more
Trevor C. Hunt
Updated June 24, 2022 by Trevor C. Hunt
Shadowing: The Basics
A number of articles have previously addressed the importance of shadowing as a medical student ... Read more
Adil Menon
Updated August 21, 2026 by Adil Menon
What Skinny Doctors Don’t Get About Their Obese Patients
Let’s just keep talking about treating obesity Fifi Trixiebell (not her real name) wrote to [email protected] asking ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated August 21, 2026 by The Short Coat Podcast
What will exacerbate this patient’s condition?
A 70-year-old male with a history of hypertension presents with a fever and severe pain ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
Are physicians hopeless in the face of the obesity epidemic?
Obesity may not be hopeless, but it is very difficult for physicians and sufferers Listener ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated August 21, 2026 by The Short Coat Podcast
The Flame-Broiled Doctor: Book Review
Physician burnout is something of a hot topic nowadays. I say that not to belittle ... Read more
Pratiti Roy
Updated February 18, 2019 by Pratiti Roy
Heart: A History, by Sandeep Jauhar—Book Review
Medical nonfiction, as a genre, has grown considerably in recent years as many physicians have ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated January 8, 2019 by Brent Schnipke
Q&A with Physician-Writer Sandeep Jauhar
Dr. Sandeep Jauhar is a cardiologist and director of the Heart Failure Program at Long ... Read more
Christy Duan
Updated June 24, 2022 by Christy Duan
How would you manage this acute abdominal pain?
A 24-year-old sexually active female presents with a three-day history of severe right upper quadrant ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
Your Research Can Change Medicine: Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Drazen, Editor-in-Chief, NEJM
Medical journalists and researchers have a responsibility to perform meaningful, reproducible research to guide the ... Read more
DocThoughts
Updated February 28, 2019 by DocThoughts
How to Write a Prescription (with Examples) | 7 Steps for Safety
Updated and verified on May 7, 2026. The Seven Parts of a Prescription Are you ... Read more
Kunal Sindhu
Updated May 7, 2026 by Kunal Sindhu
Handling Sexual Harassment as a Medical Student
Changing dressings on diabetic ulcers is not particularly pleasant. The oozing, the meticulousness of laying ... Read more
Renee Marinelli
Updated June 24, 2022 by Renee Marinelli
A World Healed of Trafficking: Healthcare’s Role in Confronting Modern-Day Slavery
A dozen clinic staff walked into the training with skepticism. “This is a waste of ... Read more
Christopher Lee
Updated June 24, 2022 by Christopher Lee
Why is this urine bag purple?
An 80-year-old female with a history of diabetes and chronic constipation presents to the emergency ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
Did a drug interaction complicate this injury?
A 76-year-old male presents with a progressive headache, dizziness, and confusion after falling from his ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
What’s Causing This Persistent Cough?
A 75-year-old female presents with a two-year history of a persistent cough and fatigue. The ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
