How to Close Up Shop and Get Out of the Game By Nora Ciancio In today’s post-COVID healthcare setting, aggressive patients, understaffing, and changing facility or parent company politics have many healthcare providers hanging up their stethoscopes early. For many providers, giving up the game can be as easy as turning in their two weeks’ notice, but when you own your … [Read more...] about What to Do When You’re All Done
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Advances in Perioperative Systemic Treatment for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
By Kevin K. Patel, MD Recent advances in targeted therapy and immunotherapy are improving outcomes in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), an aggressive disease with a stubbornly high mortality rate. One in 16 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer in their lifetime, the majority at an advanced stage. Many patients with advanced NSCLC have … [Read more...] about Advances in Perioperative Systemic Treatment for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Innovative Solutions in the Treatment of BPH
By Joshua P. Langston, MD Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common reasons that men visit a urologist, yet many patients historically have balked at traditional surgery for fear of developing urinary or sexual complications. Thankfully, creative new procedures have emerged alongside novel medications in recent years to treat men with less invasive … [Read more...] about Innovative Solutions in the Treatment of BPH
Why Do Our Patients Keep Getting Plantar Fasciitis?
By Bryanna Vesely, DPM, MPH The most searched foot and ankle topic on Google is - by far - plantar fasciitis. If you asked a room full of foot and ankle physicians what was the most commonly seen foot problem they have treated, I am sure they would say the same thing. We have made significant progress in orthopaedic healthcare with simple yet effective techniques, like … [Read more...] about Why Do Our Patients Keep Getting Plantar Fasciitis?
Starting the Conversation
Discussing STIs with Patients By Sinclair Booker McCracken, MD, IFMP As healthcare providers, we must give careful consideration to our patients’ sexual health, as it significantly impacts their overall well-being. However uncomfortable these conversations may be for patients and providers alike; they are necessary to better our community’s health. Left untreated, … [Read more...] about Starting the Conversation
