Healthcare professionals
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Public Health Officers Have Vital Role Protecting Health
November 20th was National Public Health Day. Prior to January 2020, I suspect the average person had nary a clue as to what a public health officer (PHO) did on a regular basis.…
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The Urgent Care Explosion – Is It In Our Best Interest?
My partner in crime Marijke sent me a recent NYTimes article regarding the increase in Urgent Care centers in New Your City. Shaina Feinberg talks about the glacial pace of primary care appointments,…
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Getting a Second Opinion; Is That Insulting to Your Doctor?
When we needed a new roof for our house a few years ago, we researched a few companies and asked them to submit quotes for the work. Once we had the information,…
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You Didn’t Have To: Karin’s Thanks to Nurses
To Patrice and Marianne, who must have been there on the first day of thousands of students nurses and physicians at Stanford. And, lucky for me, shepherded me through my first days,…
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What Do Health Journalists Do?
We talk a lot about how healthcare professionals can help people learn how to advocate for their health and to optimize their care, but other professionals help people do that too: health…
