image

Opinion

Rural Rx

Edwin Leap, MD, examines medicine outside the cities and suburbs

Rural Rx
Removing the COVID Blindfold

A few lessons learned as we move beyond the public health emergency

May 10, 2023
A photo of a man wearing a surgical mask over his eyes.
Rural Rx
Who Was That Dead Guy?

What a strange world medicine is

March 1, 2023
A photo of a male healthcare worker pushing a body down a hospital hallway.
Rural Rx
A Month Off? What Was I Thinking?

Exhaustion, anger, and burnout in medicine aren't surprising

January 23, 2023
A photo of a young couple sitting on the floor drinking coffee next to moving boxes
Rural Rx
A PSA From an Exhausted Emergency Physician

Avoid sending us your patients until the dust settles

November 15, 2022
A photo of a tired mature physician and younger male healthcare worker exiting a surgery room.
Rural Rx
The Healthcare System Didn't Plan Poorly for Disaster

It didn't plan at all

October 29, 2022
A photo of rescue workers on the collapsed Cypress Freeway in Oakland, California after the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989
Rural Rx
Reporting From the Healthcare Disaster

A few observations from a run of ER shifts

September 30, 2022
A photo of a motion blurred nurse pushing a patient on a stretcher in a busy hospital hallway
Rural Rx
To Transfer or Not to Transfer the Patient?

Transfers should be a last resort after accounting for complex considerations

August 1, 2022
A photo of an ambulance driving down a highway
Rural Rx
No One Is Coming to Help

Rural hospitals have been fighting a losing battle during the COVID pandemic

February 20, 2022
A photo of a male healthcare worker holding up a handmade cardboard sign which reads: HELP!
Rural Rx
Vaccine Hesitancy Is Complex

Try to understand, rather than dismiss, the concerns of the unvaccinated

July 28, 2021
A photo illustration of a ghostly creature emerging from a syringe held in a white gloved hand
Rural Rx
Why Do People Keep Going to Church?

Even during a pandemic, it's important to realize why worship is essential

January 11, 2021
A blurred view of people in church
Rural Rx
Cameras In the Hospital? No Thanks

Privacy and trust are more important than surveillance

November 8, 2020
A close up of a CCTV security camera
Rural Rx
Time to Revisit Medical Education ... and Not Just for Physicians

Do docs spend too much time in school, or do NPs and PAs not spend enough?

June 8, 2020
A group of medical school students in an anatomy class
Rural Rx
Taking Food and Drink Away From Doctors and Nurses Is Just Cruel

Don't deny them a simple but important pleasure, says Edwin Leap, MD

December 12, 2019
A close up of an empty office vending machine
Rural Rx
It's Not 'Fat Shaming,' It's Physics

Falls are avoidable

October 3, 2019
An elderly woman holding her leg after a fall in her house
More in Rural Rx

Interested in Contributing?

Visit the MedPage Today Information Center to learn more about how you can contribute as a physician or other healthcare provider.
opinions@medpagetoday.com