Steve R. Feldman, MD, PhD

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On Being Insatiable

03/28/2019

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

Humans are never satisfied.

03/28/2019

The Dermatologist

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Wrong Number

12/27/2017

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

So often, rare negative events capture our attention, while we are completely oblivious to all the normal, commonplace events that aren’t immediately apparent.

So often, rare negative events...

12/27/2017

The Dermatologist

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Contemplating Fairness and Feedback

11/29/2017

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

News reports describing the origins and passage of the Act cited examples of various businesses trying to stifle customers from making negative reviews.

News reports describing the...

11/29/2017

The Dermatologist

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Reality vs Perception

11/02/2017

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

The issue of perception trumping reality is all around us.

The issue of perception trumping...

11/02/2017

The Dermatologist

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Managed Care Isn’t All Bad

09/25/2017

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

Health insurance has been fabulous for us and our patients.

Health insurance has been...

09/25/2017

The Dermatologist

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Talk With Patients to Get Their Perspective

08/30/2017

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

To know the perspective of other people is critically important in interpersonal relationships.

To know the perspective of other...

08/30/2017

The Dermatologist

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What’s the Right Way to Present Safety Data?

08/02/2017

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

We have an enormous responsibility when we treat patients, for all the treatments we give carry risks. We must give patients adequate, accurate information so that they can make good judgments about their health care. Presenting risk...

We have an enormous...

08/02/2017

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Reaction to My Lecture at the Morgellons Meeting (Part II)

07/26/2017

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

The response to my lecture was a wonderfully intense exercise in how to manage criticism, sarcastic comments, emotional outbursts, and displays of unbridled anger and contempt in a public forum.

The response to my lecture was a...

07/26/2017

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A Visit to the Morgellons Meeting (Part 1)

06/21/2017

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

The 10th Annual Medical-Scientific Conference on Morgellons Disease, organized by the Charles E. Holman Morgellons Disease Foundation, was held in Austin, TX, in April 2017.

The 10th Annual...

06/21/2017

The Dermatologist

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Unfavorable Anecdotes—Not Data— Often Affect Patient Decisions

05/16/2017

Steven R. Feldman , MD, PhD;

Humans are swayed more by a single anecdote than by a pile of data.

Humans are swayed more by a...

05/16/2017

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