Since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, telemedicine has become central to healthcare delivery, with physician use rising from 15.4% in 2019 to over 70% in 2024.1 Effective [...]

Professionalism in medicine includes attire, which shapes perceptions of trust, authority, and credibility. Although physician attire has been studied extensively, expect[...]

Purpose: Language barriers and limited health literacy contribute to poor patient understanding and increased risk of adverse healthcare outcomes. Artificial intel[...]

Post-operative readmissions following emergency general surgery (EGS) are costly, frequent, and often preventable. While insurance coverage and social determinants of hea[...]

Depression and anxiety are common among medical students, yet many do not seek professional help due to stigma, perceived barriers, and culturally influenced beliefs abou[...]

Background: There has been a nearly 50% increase in the prevalence of inflammatory gastrointestinal disorders (IGD) in recent years, largely driven by poor diet an[...]

Background: Empathy is a core physician competency associated with improved patient satisfaction, adherence, and clinical outcomes. Empathy Lab is an experiential [...]

Transgenerational trauma refers to the lasting psychological and physiological effects of traumatic experiences that are passed from parents to their children. These effe[...]

The ophthalmic exam revealed proliferative diabetic retinopathy, but the diagnosis alone didn’t capture the depth of Mrs. A.’s story. A 58-year-old woman with longstandin[...]