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August 22, 2024
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Celebrating 100 episodes with the original Dr. Jain, my dad!

Celebrating 100 episodes with the original Dr. Jain, my dad!

In this special 100th episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with her father, Krishna Jain, MD, about work-life balance pertaining to private practice, improving a fragmented health care system and more.

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May 05, 2024
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Anderson Cooper: Grief is an ‘extraordinary bond’ we all share

Anderson Cooper: Grief is an ‘extraordinary bond’ we all share

NEW YORK — Grief is a common experience that is not discussed often enough, journalist and political commentator Anderson Cooper said during the opening session of the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

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January 10, 2024
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Validation from providers, family, friends key to better endometriosis quality of life

Validation from providers, family, friends key to better endometriosis quality of life

Validating communication from health care professionals and close family and/or friends for women with endometriosis can increase health-related quality of life, according to survey results.

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January 03, 2024
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Hooked on Primary Care with Matthew Adkins, DO

Hooked on Primary Care with Matthew Adkins, DO

Hope is what pulled me in to family medicine.

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August 10, 2023
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Stress, childbearing delays: The struggles physicians face when starting a family

Stress, childbearing delays: The struggles physicians face when starting a family

Infertility, high rates of regret for the delay of childbearing and relationship strain can make family building difficult for many physicians, according to the results of research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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June 22, 2023
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App used by ICU patients’ family, clinicians reduces unmet palliative care needs

App used by ICU patients’ family, clinicians reduces unmet palliative care needs

WASHINGTON — An app allowing family members of ICU patients to virtually report care needs to ICU clinicians lowered the number of unmet needs, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

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May 12, 2023
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BLOG: One mother, two Mother’s Days

BLOG: One mother, two Mother’s Days

The one mother I refer to is any Arab woman living in America.

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April 21, 2023
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Childhood adversity raises risk for type 2 diabetes

Childhood adversity raises risk for type 2 diabetes

People who experience more childhood adversity, such as family poverty, the illness or death of family member or negative family dynamics, have increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes in early adulthood, according to study findings.

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April 04, 2023
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Clear communication can facilitate family member screenings after sudden cardiac death

Clear communication can facilitate family member screenings after sudden cardiac death

Health care provider interactions with family members after a relative’s sudden cardiac death vary in type, format and timing, and stress surrounding the event can affect relatives’ decisions to pursue genetic screenings, data show.

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October 24, 2022
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VIDEO: Mentors may fit different molds, champion career, family life

VIDEO: Mentors may fit different molds, champion career, family life

CHICAGO — In this video, Heidi Prather, DO, discusses the importance of mentors, the molds they can fill in a surgeon’s career and what her mentors have instilled in her career.

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