Volume 9, Issue 1 (2023)
From the Editors
Flexner Report 3.0—Structurally competent healthcare
James Peter Meza
Informed Consent
Mechanical thrombectomy for intermediate risk pulmonary embolism
James Peter Meza, Marissa Costello MD, Angela Moughni MD, and Nicholus Yee MD
Translational Social Science
Professionalism and moral injury in a capitalist healthcare system
James Peter Meza MD, PHD; Kassem Soufan MD; Michael Francis DO; and Abbass Berjaoui MD
Clinical Decision Reports
Buprenorphine/suboxone is safe in pregnancy: substance use and stigma in the healthcare professions
Blake S. Sanford
Motivational interviewing may resolve vaccine hesitancy
Scott L. Baughan
Evaluating the use of cheaper, less effective medications in patients with cost-based medication nonadherence
Muneer F. Hasso
Early closure of colostomy from abdominal trauma may be beneficial in otherwise healthy patients
Nicole Xu
Renal disease rehabilitation and delaying dialysis
Spencer Brown and Natalie Sterner
Social determinants may limit the success of PCSK9 inhibitors, an effective treatment for hyperlipidemia in statin-intolerant patients
Abigail C. Kuplicki
Reflection
Slow surgical correction affects more than just the bowels
Emilia M. Clementi
Letter to the Editor
An American medical economics phenomenon
Richard Guthmann MD, MPH