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Pair-O-Docs Podcast Episode 19: The Elephant in the Room

December 6, 2019

The Docs discuss Planned Parenthood with its Vice President of Public Policy and a Nurse Practitioner.

Pair-O-Docs Podcast Episode 18: Tighten Our Belts

November 22, 2019

This week Dr. Leighan Talton and Dr. Ira Pearlstine welcome special guest Susan Dermarkarian, a registered dietician nutritionist with more than 30 years experience. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so what better time to try and find some ways to tighten our belt in preparation of the big feast? Plus, our weekly rant this week: Don’t Confuse Your Google Search For My Medical Degree.

Editorial: With Google, Are Medical Doctors Still Necessary?

November 19, 2019

“Don’t confuse your Google search with my medical degree” is a popular saying these days from my physician colleagues. (The mark of popular saying in 2019 is whether or not its expressed as a “meme”, and this one is a favorite meme among doctors.) What we are talking about is the new-ish phenomenon of patients looking up issues/questions/symptoms on the internet. The problem is not with patients wanting to be educated prior to speaking to an expert. In fact, the world […]

Pair-O-Docs Podcast Episode 17: Thanks for the Mammories

November 15, 2019

This week, Dr. Ira Pearlstine and Dr. Leighan Talton welcome special guest Dr. James Vopal into the studio to discuss breast cancer. What are the different types of breast cancer? What’s a hormone receptor? 3D vs 2D mammograms.

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Harvard Study: Patients Fare Better Under the Care of Female Physicians

November 9, 2019

In January 2016, Harvard published results from a study assessing the difference in care between male and female physicians. One of the key questions addressed in the study was: Do patient outcomes differ between those treated by male and female physicians? Using a national sample of hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries, researchers found that patients who receive care from female general internists have lower 30-day mortality and readmission rates than do patients cared for by male internists. These findings suggest that the differences […]

From the Office of Dr. Leighan Talton: What’s the Difference Between an M.D. and a D.O.?

November 7, 2019

Many of my patients ask, “What is a DO?” My medical degree is from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, which makes me a D.O. not an M.D. When people take notice of my degree, they often notice that many long-standing community physicians in the area, of all specialties, are also D.O.s. The main difference between a D.O. and an M.D. is the medical school training. D.O. programs include an area of study known as Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. This is […]