<span itemprop="author">Banu Symington, MD

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A physician’s letter: Safeguarding patient well-being by opposing off-site infusions

I am writing to vehemently argue against out-of-office infusions for my patients. There are many general reasons for this, which I will enumerate. There are also often patient-specific reasons, such as frailty, chronic noncompliance with recommendation…

No wonder doctors feel like hamsters running on an exercise wheel to nowhere

Burnout. We define, measure, and talk about it endlessly but do little to fix it. Unchecked, it can lead to medical mistakes, career dissatisfaction, early retirement, provider suicide, and excess costs. With the recent pandemic, the public has become …