Youth vs. experience: Who wins in medicine?Harvard researchers who recently wrote an essay analyzed data from Medicare to draw conclusions about [...]
Raising awareness and building trust for better patient careJoin Paul Pender, ophthalmologist and author of Standing Up & Speaking Out for Patients & [...]
Standing Up & Speaking Out for Patients & DoctorsOn the podcast Rx for Success (episode 144) I discuss my new ebook, Standing Up [...]
Caught in the middle: How health insurance companies influence cancer drug selectionPatients may find themselves caught in the middle between their health insurance company and their [...]
Why perfectionists in medicine need to practice compassionOur perfectionism is often worn like a badge of honor. It signifies our complete commitment, [...]
Why is collaboration missing in health care?An essay posted by Fareeha Kahn, MD (“A hospitalist’s struggle to find teamwork in academic [...]
Open-angle glaucoma: To screen or not to screen? [PODCAST]“My take on the Task Force statement is that clinical judgment should rule as to [...]
Open-angle glaucoma: To screen or not to screen?In a published statement in JAMA Network on May 24/31, 2022, the U.S. Preventive Services [...]
The dichotomy of patient needs and patient wantsAs a practicing ophthalmologist, I saw many patients who had developed blurred vision, glare, or [...]
Advocacy and ResourcesFor senior services, especially the vision impaired, consider caring.com. Those caring for older relatives will [...]