Murder of a Healthcare CEO: Why Doctors Should Care
The shocking murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in NYC highlights the need for nonviolent...
From The Editor 
Physician’s Weekly Physician Editor Linda Girgis, MD, discusses the ins and outs of patient care, job satisfaction, and work-life balance from her perspective as a primary care physician.
Linda Girgis, MD, FAAFP
Why Aren’t Your Patients Taking Their Meds?
All kinds of different reasons exist for why patients aren't taking their medications. Learning pat...
Nov 7, 2024
Top 14 Most Evil Doctors of the Last Two Centuries
When we think of evil doctors or monsters, we tend to think of fictional characters, but real-life ...
Oct 25, 2024
Tips for Being an Effective Leader of the Healthcare Team
Linda Girgis, MD, FAAFP, provides expert advice on how to be an effective leader of a healthcare tea...
Oct 3, 2024
Helping Patients Keep Their Dignity in Their Final Moments
Tips for how physicians can help their patients who are in the process of dying approach death with...
Sep 11, 2024
Patient Encounters in the Produce Aisle
Patient encounters outside of our practices can be awkward. Here's advice on what to do when a patie...
Aug 8, 2024
What to Do When You Can’t Find a Specialist
How physicians can assist patients in finding a covered specialist under their insurance and strateg...
Jul 27, 2024
When You Can’t Find a Specialist
How physicians can assist patients in finding a covered specialist under their insurance and strateg...
Jun 6, 2024
Handling the Business of Medicine While Practicing the Art of Medicine
New injectable weight loss medications are highly sought-after, causing shortages. Prescribing shoul...
Apr 30, 2024
Time to Say Goodbye: The Art of Terminating the Doctor-Patient Relationship
There are many reasons to terminate a doctor-patient relationship, but it’s important to consider ...
Apr 29, 2024
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How Physicians Can Use Data-Driven Insights to Enhance Patient Safety & Reduce Malpractice Risk
Given the litigious nature of today’s world, physicians must use data-driven insights to both enhance patient safety and reduce malpractice risk....
Dec 18, 2024
How Healthcare Organizations Can Provide Satisfactory Physician Compensation
Healthcare leaders must adapt swiftly, updating hiring policies and physician compensation to retain talent, ensuring satisfaction and a competitive edge....
Dec 10, 2024
Medical Truths Behind Brain Rot
"Brain rot" is Oxford's 2024 Word of the Year, shedding light on how excessive social media use may harm mental and intellectual health....
Dec 4, 2024
Identity Theft Issues in the Medical Office
Identity theft in the medical office setting encompasses two serious issues: fraudulent use of a patient’s coverage information and breaching medical records....
Nov 22, 2024
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Handling the Injectable Weight Loss Medication Craze
New injectable weight loss medications are highly sought-after, causing shortages. Prescribing should not solely depend on patient requests.
Mar 28, 2024
Addressing Spiritual Questions in the Exam Room
Although trained to avoid discussing religion, physicians can engage with patients who initiate these conversations. Here’s how to best handle such situations.
Feb 28, 2024
Practicing Evidence-Based Medicine in the Age of Misinformation
There seems to be more misinformation available than actual medical data. How can physicians ensure they are practicing evidence-based medicine?
Jan 03, 2024
Special Considerations in Immigrant Health
When any human steps into our exam rooms seeking medical care, it does not matter where they came from.
Dec 03, 2023
Weaponizing Online Reviews
For the most part, the doctor–patient relationship is one based on mutual respect. However, there are times when we can’t give the patients what they want, whether that is an inappropriate prescription or a diagnostic test they don’t need. We un
Oct 05, 2023
How Can We Help Patients When They Can’t Afford Care?
While medical technology in the US may be among the top in the world, delivery of these advances to the people who need it is a different story.
Aug 22, 2023
Embracing Our Humanity as Doctors
We need to permit humanity into our practice and leave automation to artificial intelligence.
Aug 10, 2023
How the Concept of Resiliency Training in Medicine is a Fallacy
More often, it seems that hospitals and CME providers are offering resiliency training courses to doctors and other healthcare professionals as a fix for the increasing tide of burnout. In a study conducted by
Jul 27, 2023
Addressing the Problem of Obesity in the Exam Room
Physicians need to do a better job addressing obesity it in the exam room.
May 16, 2023
Handling Disease Clusters in the Outpatient Setting
As doctors, we know many diseases have seasons. We can expect influenza in winter months and gastrointestinal illnesses in the spring and summer months.
May 09, 2023
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BUSINESS OF MEDICINE
How Physicians Can Use Data-Driven Insights to Enhance Patient Safety & Reduce Malpractice Risk
Given the litigious nature of today’s world, physicians must use data-driven insights to both enhance patient safety and reduce malpractice risk....
Dec 18, 2024
How Healthcare Organizations Can Provide Satisfactory Physician Compensation
Healthcare leaders must adapt swiftly, updating hiring policies and physician compensation to retain talent, ensuring satisfaction and a competitive edge....
Dec 10, 2024
Medical Truths Behind Brain Rot
"Brain rot" is Oxford's 2024 Word of the Year, shedding light on how excessive social media use may harm mental and intellectual health....
Dec 4, 2024
Identity Theft Issues in the Medical Office
Identity theft in the medical office setting encompasses two serious issues: fraudulent use of a patient’s coverage information and breaching medical records....
Nov 22, 2024
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