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Should You Get an Apple Watch for Your Heart?

by Benjamin Meyers

In part one of this two-part series we explore the state of direct-to-consumer, wearable ECG technology. In part two, the author presents a product comparison and research validating the devices.

September 26, 2019
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The Patient vs. the Clock: Time Constraints are Damaging Progress in Medicine

by Maria Hanna

I was sitting in on a patient visit with the attending physician and a senior medical student, and I could tell that both of them were trying to guide him back on track as gently as possible.

September 23, 2019
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October 18, 2019

Global Health @ Home

The health impacts associated with structural violence prevent vulnerable populations from gaining access to basic needs. This is due...

by Daniel Gehlbach
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October 4, 2019

A Physician’s Most Powerful Tool

The HIV clinic was one of my favorite rotations in all of third year. It was often emotional for...

by Karina Hofstee
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October 2, 2019

A Case for Cultural Competence

Developing skills of cultural competence requires an open heart and mind—and often an uncomfortable examination of personal biases. It...

by Steven Duncan
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September 30, 2019

Prosciutto

I had been invited to the General Surgery Journal Club. In the sweltering heat of a southern summer, I...

by Alyssa Brown
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September 26, 2019

Should You Get an Apple Watch for Your Heart?

In part one of this two-part series we explore the state of direct-to-consumer, wearable ECG technology. In part two,...

by Benjamin Meyers
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September 25, 2019

Tiger, Coco, Bella and Daisy

You tell me you’d like to be an engineer one day. You hesitate after the words “one day,” like...

by Maria Hanna
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September 23, 2019

The Patient vs. the Clock: Time Constraints are Damaging Progress in Medicine

I was sitting in on a patient visit with the attending physician and a senior medical student, and I...

by Maria Hanna
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September 12, 2019

loser

You lose your pen with the red and blue and black ink when the attending asks to borrow it...

by Andrew Park
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September 9, 2019

Lessons to Learn from Reggie: The Importance of Medical Humanities

A recent publication in the Journal of Neurology caused significant outrage not only within a forum dedicated to Black...

by Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako
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September 5, 2019

6 y/o F, Patient Perspective of Illness

mom, what's loo-skeem-ya? / oh okay – does that mean I’m loo-skeem-ya?

by Vivian Ho
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September 4, 2019

Jumping In

Asking someone if they want to kill themselves becomes easier every time.

by Madeline Fryer
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August 30, 2019

Breaking the Stigma: Caribbean Medical Schools

She put down her drink, the corners of her mouth dropped slightly. “Oh, so a Caribbean medical school. What...

by Gabriella Giambanco
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August 29, 2019

A Touch of Kindness

In the operating room, a man immediately recognized and greeted me / Even though I wore a surgical mask....

by April Hyon
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August 23, 2019

Nose

I take a deep breath / to calm myself / before walking into the storm / of OR shadowing.

by Archana Bharadwaj
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August 19, 2019

The Career Less Traveled: Choosing OB Hospitalist Medicine

It was exactly what I wanted -- a stable salary, not having to be on-call and the ability to...

by Angela Kim, MD
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August 16, 2019

Daydream

On the other side there is a home, / With green grass, red rosebushes, and a pool where sharks...

by Mitchell Foster
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April 12, 2019

A Case for Building Hope in Medicine

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March 16, 2019

The Logic of Humility

March 8, 2019

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February 11, 2019

Who Went to Med School with Northam? How Inertia in the Face...

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Racial Awareness, If You Will

August 29, 2018

Our Hospitals’ Unsung Heroes

August 27, 2018

On Forgetting and Remembering

From the Wards

A Physician’s Most Powerful Tool

Published by Karina Hofstee

The HIV clinic was one of my favorite rotations in all of third year. It was often emotional for me. Many uninsured, low-income patients came to the clinic not...

October 4, 2019
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Prosciutto

Published by Alyssa Brown

I had been invited to the General Surgery Journal Club. In the sweltering heat of a southern summer, I dressed as crisply as possible because I had no idea...

September 30, 2019
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Jumping In

Published by Madeline Fryer

Asking someone if they want to kill themselves becomes easier every time.

September 4, 2019
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Code Blue

Published by Matthew Henry

Like an early Sunday morning in New York City or a football stadium the night before a game, it is a hospital on a holiday weekend. This is my...

August 13, 2019
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Preclinical

October 18, 2019

Global Health @ Home

The health impacts associated with structural violence prevent vulnerable populations from gaining access to basic needs. This is due...

by Daniel Gehlbach
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October 2, 2019

A Case for Cultural Competence

Developing skills of cultural competence requires an open heart and mind—and often an uncomfortable examination of personal biases. It...

by Steven Duncan
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August 14, 2019

Just Crazy

We shuffled out of the room, but before closing the door, I could hear her bangles ringing as her...

by Briana Christophers
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July 26, 2019

Failing Out and Leaning In

I refreshed the page over and over again, thinking that a different number would magically appear instead, but it...

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The Patient vs. the Clock: Time Constraints are Damaging Progress in MedicineI was sitting in on a patient visit with the attending physician and a...September 23, 2019

Breaking the Stigma: Caribbean Medical SchoolsShe put down her drink, the corners of her mouth dropped slightly. “Oh, so...August 30, 2019

Can’t We All Just Get Along, For the Patient’s Sake?When contemplating a career in medicine as either a nurse practitioner (NP), physician assistant...July 31, 2019

Obstacles Facing Residents Aging Out of the New York Capital Region Foster Care SystemChildren raised in foster homes tend to have a high morbidity. They have developed...July 29, 2019

Puerto Rico’s Health Care Crisis: Where Empire and Climate Change CollideOn Wednesday, September 20, 2017, after an already uncharacteristically volatile hurricane season, Hurricane María...July 22, 2019

DIY MedicineDo-it-yourself (DIY) medicine is particularly appealing to those who wish to take their health...July 17, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Stop the BansThe news as of late reflects the dystopian status of present-day health care. Numerous...June 26, 2019

More Than Just Hair: Combating Hair Discrimination in MedicineIn 2006, India Arie released a self-empowering song called "I am not my hair."...June 10, 2019

To Do or Not To Do Research? That is the QuestionMedical schools have an interest in advocating that their medical students pursue research in...May 1, 2019

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