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Finding the right balance in pain relief: A physician’s story
After surgery for my broken tibia, I realized that there were only four points on the pain scale that really mattered to me: I’m OK. This acetaminophen/ibuprofen/whatever is enough. I wouldn’t mind a...
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After Las Vegas: What is the change that needs to occur?
Las Vegas: 59 dead, 500+ injured. I worry about our medical colleagues who will suffer tremendously while treating the injured; they will be wracked with guilt for the patients they could not help and...
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Harassment of women in medicine: We are all in this together
Almost every day there is a new revelation about men committing horrible, criminal, bizarre, or nauseating acts of sexual misconduct. Harassment and assault seem to be rampant. The #MeToo and #TimesUp...
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How do we manage pain in the era of the opioid crisis?
“6 in 10 Kids Got Opioids After Tonsil Surgery, Study Says.” So screams the headline from The Daily Beast. "In the midst of the opioid crisis, doctors sent many kids home with oxycodone and...
View ArticleFinding the right balance in pain relief: A physician’s story
After surgery for my broken tibia, I realized that there were only four points on the pain scale that really mattered to me: I’m OK. This acetaminophen/ibuprofen/whatever is enough. I wouldn’t mind a...
View ArticleAfter Las Vegas: What is the change that needs to occur?
Las Vegas: 59 dead, 500+ injured. I worry about our medical colleagues who will suffer tremendously while treating the injured; they will be wracked with guilt for the patients they could not help and...
View ArticleHarassment of women in medicine: We are all in this together
Almost every day there is a new revelation about men committing horrible, criminal, bizarre, or nauseating acts of sexual misconduct. Harassment and assault seem to be rampant. The #MeToo and #TimesUp...
View ArticleHow do we manage pain in the era of the opioid crisis?
“6 in 10 Kids Got Opioids After Tonsil Surgery, Study Says.” So screams the headline from The Daily Beast. “In the midst of the opioid crisis, doctors sent many kids home with oxycodone and...
View ArticleWords matter: Caring for pain patients with suspected opioid use disorder
“We need an urgent pain consult for patient Lucy Bee in room 5621. She’s a 17-year-old drug addict and is screaming and wanting morphine,” I was told. Lucy Bee is not a real patient, but a composite of...
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