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A Tale of Two Doctors
A Tale of Two Doctors Steven Peskin, MDA close friend of ours went with my wife to see a highly regarded physician for a persistent problem. This master clinician started with a warm greeting and a...
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Forever Young
Forever YoungSteven Peskin, MDAs a baby boomer moving through middle age into the unspeakable age that follows “middle,” I was encouraged to read an article in the British Medical Journal that states...
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Let's Be Reasonable
Let's Be Reasonable Steven Peskin, MDThough the title might apply to many aspects of our daily lives and the world as a whole, in this instance I am referring to how Medicare and other insurers...
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You've Got a Friend
You've Got a FriendSteven Peskin, MDWith apologies to James Taylor, I was recently introduced to a UNC-Chapel Hill professor of psychology, Dr. Edwin Fisher, from my alma mater and the university where...
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More on Less
More on LessSteven Peskin, MDIn April of last year, I wrote about the first release of recommendations from the American Board on Internal Medicine Foundation in conjunction with nine medical societies...
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First Impressions
First ImpressionsSteven Peskin, MDEarlier today, I was speaking with a physician colleague about his commitment to continue to improve person-centered care in his primary care practice and to enhance...
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It's Elementary
It's Elementary Steven Peskin, MDWe know Watson, the supercomputer, for its vast fund of knowledge and thinking prowess when machine bested man, defeating the all-time Jeopardy champ for games won, Ken...
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Through the Looking Glass
Through the Looking Glass Steven Peskin, MDAlice found a Wonderland.What we found last week, when the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released cost information for the 100 most common...
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One Question
One Question Steven Peskin, MDAt a recent Grand Rounds, a leading clinician medical ethicists told of a meeting with members of the family of a critically ill 6 week old boy who had been in a neonatal...
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Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio? Steven Peskin, MDIn doing research for a Grand Rounds needs assessment on humanism in medicine, I re-acquainted myself with a classic lecture by Dr. Francis Peabody,...
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Do You Believe in Magic? Steven Peskin, MDThe memory tape of the golden oldie from Lovin' Spoonful was playing in my head before watching Dr. Eric Topol’s interview with Dr. Paul Offit about his...
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Welcome to Mohs!
Welcome to Mohs!Steven Peskin, MD"Welcome to Moe's" is the warm and friendly greeting of the staff at one of my favorite cantinas — Moe's Southwest Grill, where a rice bowl and iced tea set me back...
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Shingles is Hell!
Shingles is Hell! Steven Peskin, MDThree days of a severe headache that would not respond to the ibuprofen, naproxen, or acetaminophen. "I never get headaches" is what I said multiple times to my wife...
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WARNING: Antibiotics May Be Harmful to Your Health
WARNING: Antibiotics May Be Harmful to Your HealthSteven Peskin, MDThe title of this post might also read "Don't Mess with Mother Nature"We have seen remarkable improvements in human health as a direct...
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Choosing Wisely: The Video! Steven Peskin, MDThis is my third installment on the Choosing Wisely Campaign from the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation and Consumer Reports that brings into...
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Standing Ovation!
Standing Ovation!Steven Peskin, MD“At first they thought it was anxiety,” Melissa Thomason began her deeply moving and inspirational story. Melissa’s first pregnancy was complicated by preeclampsia,...
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