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Physician

Health

In Jamaica, a push to market island getaways — with a side of surgery

By Rebecca Robbins

Health

Henry Heimlich, creator of life-saving maneuver, dies at 96

By Associated Press

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Hospitals

Hospitals struggle to address terrifying and long-lasting ‘ICU delirium’

By Usha Lee McFarling

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First Opinion

Talk more about dying. Make doctors get MBAs. How to reform medical school

By Patrick Skerrett

First Opinion

It’s time to recognize and prevent the tragedy of physician suicide

By Joan M. Anzia

Off the Charts

Here’s an idea that shouldn’t be radical: There can be joy in practicing medicine

By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

First Opinion

Fighting the silent crisis of physician burnout

By Tom Jenike

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Off the Charts

A new MD learns to live with pain and find hope in her patients’ stories

By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

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Health

White male doctors earn 35 percent more than black male doctors

By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

Health

Her office is Skid Row: A doctor tends to the staggering needs of the homeless

By Usha Lee McFarling

Politics

Doctors revolt against medical skills tests — and rack up some wins

By Keren Landman

Health

With a rapper alter ego, a ‘loud-mouthed’ doctor takes on the medical establishment

By Megan Thielking

First Opinion

The patient called me ‘colored girl.’ The senior doctor training me said nothing

By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

Politics

Looming question for medical students: Will they be shut out of advanced training?

By Melissa Bailey

Lab Chat

What people do with their genetic tests

By Megan Thielking

Health

WATCH: This doctor’s cartoons bring smiles to young patients

By Bob Tedeschi and Hyacinth Empinado

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