Nonmedical factors like health maintenance and disease prevention are called social determinants because they determine access, or lack of access, to the crucial elements needed for health and for improving health once disease sets in.



I didn’t realize the intensity and depth of the emotions I had been suppressing for the past several decades as an Asian American.


A look at a trend that predates the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pediatric otolaryngology appointments and surgical volumes have yet to return to pre-pandemic numbers.



More than 200 otolaryngoloyg students did not match this year, many of whom did not have a back-up plan.

It’s important for a physician to ask him or herself, “Is it worth the risk to discuss politics with a patient?”

The two largest areas of change in the Physician Fee Schedule are those in ambulatory/outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) services and those in payment to providers.