StorytellERdoc

JULY 10, 2014

Instead of providing emergent care, it seems I spend at least half of my emergency room time now playing doctor to chronic illnesses. After this, one of our regulars who had been to our ER over 200 times (since we started tracking in March of 2006) arrived via ambulance. I originally wrote this piece in December, 2010. For how long?"

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Noreta Family Medicine

JANUARY 29, 2024

As a family doctor, I hear my patients talk about their “medicine cabinet full of old medicines” all the time. Even if you don’t flush your meds, chances are that someone in your family, a neighbor, etc. How to Get Rid of Old/Unused Medicines How many unused or expired medicines do you have in your house? It’s ok to admit it.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 23, 2025

Despite this deliberately circumscribed mandate (I lost count of the number of times during my tenure as an AHRQ medical officer from 2006-2010 that I was told, "We don't make guidelines. Now the Department of Government Efficiency is trying again, threatening 90% staff reductions that would decimate the agency.

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