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Perspectives

Rural Rx

Edwin Leap, MD, examines medicine outside the cities and suburbs

Rural Rx
Physicians Shouldn't Applaud Murder

The death of the United Healthcare CEO reveals some dark thoughts

December 7, 2024
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Back-to-Back Hurricanes Have Left Medical Disaster in Their Wake

Some thoughts for responders and leadership

October 11, 2024
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Treating a New Species: Homo Fragilis

Our fragile patients are increasingly dependent on a crumbling healthcare system

September 17, 2024
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'Status Credentialus': The Case Against the Misery That Is Medical Credentialing

This endless inefficiency is going to have a price sooner than anyone thinks

March 19, 2024
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They Rarely Ask for Pain Pills Now

Reflections on medical policy, DEA permits, and the fentanyl crisis

March 5, 2024
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A Reminder of the Value of Hospice

What it is, what it isn't

January 25, 2024
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Lovely Winter, the Killer

It's miserable for the weak, the sick, and the poor

January 19, 2024
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The ED Remains Colored by Despair

We must hold on to our few sources of hope

January 1, 2024
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I Love Being the 'ER Dad'

And I'm thankful for all the things my "kids" do

November 24, 2023
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Humans Stacked Up Like So Much Cordwood

The growing need for nursing homes and psychiatric hospitals

September 29, 2023
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Dear New Residents, Medicine Is a Hard and Beautiful Gift

Welcome to the adventure

July 7, 2023
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Face to Face With Fentanyl

A Narcan kind of weekend

June 16, 2023
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Dear Colleagues: You Don't Hate People

You're just stretched really thin

June 1, 2023
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Removing the COVID Blindfold

A few lessons learned as we move beyond the public health emergency

May 10, 2023
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