Commentary
Opinion
How to talk with patients in ways that help them feel heard and understood
How do we make sure that we are doing a good job connecting and communicating with our patients?
Diminutio
Oncologists may be too quick to refer patients to palliative care
Integrating palliative care into routine cancer care need not always require a specialty palliative care nurse.
Commentary
Age competency exams for physicians – yes or no?
Almost one-third of licensed doctors in the United States were 60 years of age or older, according to a survey conducted in 2020.
Commentary
Five thoughts on the Damar Hamlin collapse
The cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills footballer Damar Hamlin has led to speculation about commotio cordis and more, but this electrophysiologist...
Commentary
A doctor saves a drowning family in a dangerous river
The doctor performed CPR on a boy he found floating, face down, and motionless.
Commentary
Debating the clinical trial upending colonoscopy practices
“But I feel like this study reinforces my feeling that we ought to be presenting these [options], and not saying one is superior or inferior to...
Commentary
Why doctors are losing trust in patients; what should be done?
There’s a large amount of literature about what makes patients trust their doctor.
Commentary
No, you can’t see a different doctor: We need zero tolerance of patient bias
While speech may not constitute violence in the strictest sense of the word, there is growing evidence that it can be physically harmful.
Perspectives
Eliminating the language of blame in lung cancer
Talking to a patient with lung cancer can be like navigating a minefield of language pitfalls regardless of whether they are smokers.
Perspectives
Diagnosed too late
We take a course in giving bad news, but every doctor has his or her own approach.
Commentary
Discontinuing immunotherapy: Is the infusion bag half empty or half full?
Clinical trials of immunotherapy or chemoimmunotherapy have generally terminated treatment in nonprogressing patients after 2 years.