Letters from Maine
Letters from Maine
Quitting medical school
Why would a physician who was burdened with student loans enter a subspecialty that would limit his or her ability to pay it off?
Letters from Maine
Fatal and nonfatal injuries
Recent pediatric fatality statistics reveal some troubling trends.
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Knowing when enough is enough
In my opinion, any child who is cranky and not obviously sick is overtired until proven otherwise.
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Breastfeeding and colorectal cancer
Investigators examining the health histories of more than 150,000 women found that those who were breastfed incurred a 23% greater risk of...
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Right under our noses
Study results suggest that perhaps we should be giving more attention to the development of nasal vaccines.
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Not another emergency
Does America have the will to address pediatric obesity on a national scale?
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Sleep irregularity
Until we as health care professionals take sleep deprivation seriously, we will be undertreating and mistreating our patients who would benefit...
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The future for the primary care physician?
I’m beginning to believe that the best role for the medical school–trained primary care specialist is someone who has a broad and deep...
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Ideal family size
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Willpower and obesity
As effective obesity drugs become more available and remain safe, it is likely that willpower will no longer dominate the populous psyche.
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IQ and concussion recovery
There is a significant number of patients who have persistent postconcussion symptoms and are unable to resume their usual activities, including...