Physician Private Practice: Future or Folly?
Once the seemingly endless years of medical training come to a close, the newly minted physician will find themselves deciding not just where they…
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Supplements: Score or Scam?
I enjoy working out. And as many 20-something year old males who frequent the gym, I use creatine, a dietary supplement powder of a…
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PBMs and Drug Pricing: Who’s Really Footing the Bill?
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) represent over 266 million Americans as third party administrators managing the selection, purchase and distribution of pharmaceuticals on behalf of…
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Ozempic: The Drug with an Unintentional Identity Crisis
You may have heard of it in the news, on social media, or from your family. Ozempic is a medication that initially came onto…
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How Pharmaceutical Monopolies Cost Us All
About one-quarter of U.S. adults report delaying filling prescription medications, skipping doses, or cutting pills due to cost according to Kaiser Family Foundation’s 2022…
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The Med Spa Surge: An Incoming Boom or Doom?
Driving through West Hollywood, Los Angeles one cannot help but notice the sheer number of medical spas plastered on almost every block. The glistening-white…
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How to Get Involved in Advocacy: An Interview with Spencer Bayless
Public policy impacts how we will work as future physicians and the choices we will have for offering care to our patients, yet navigating…
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Private Equity in Medicine
Some commonly expressed sentiments I’ve heard amongst my colleagues since beginning my medical training is, “the older generation sold out and left us,” or…
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The Global Economics of COVID-19 Vaccines
To date, there have been over 370 million recorded cases of COVID-19 worldwide, with over 5.6 million deaths. The United States alone has had…
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Arizona’s New Anti-Abortion Law
In late April Governor Dough Ducey signed Senate Bill (SB) 1457, an expansive anti-abortion bill with a plethora of mandates impacting both patients and…
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