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One of my patients finally visited without her husband

It was a woman in her 60s with the usual metabolic problems - DM, HTN, HLD. She had CKD3 when I first met her like...

I misdiagnosed a patient, and now i want to quit

I'm an intern and I misdiagnosed a patient. No one has criticized me for it, but i wish someone had. I wish i could apologize...

Your advocacy works! The supermajority Republican-controlled Florida State Legislature rejected Ron DeSantis's push to loosen vaccine mandates for schoolchildren

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/ron-desantis-gop-florida-vaccines.html?unlocked_article_code=1.elA.jfcW.WToBNZNTVXq5&smid=url-share The speaker of the Florida State House, father of three young children, said outright that he was concerned about "children being in school without measles...

Former Tobacco Executive Takes CDC Role

https://www.cdc.gov/about/leadership/dla.html https://publichealthpolicyjournal.com/former-tobacco-executive-takes-cdc-role-more/ Commentary Makes sense when you consider that RFK Jr. was seen carrying a tin of ZYN. They're bypassing all the qualified MPH holders for guys with...