A story that changed this pediatrician forever

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[Read the ultimate guide]( on extending the value of your organization’s EHR. --------------------------------------------------------------- KevinMD Plus: Oct 20, 2022 [A story that changed this pediatrician forever]( I’m a pediatrician and have been practicing for 29 years. I currently own a solo practice. Here is a story I wrote years after a patient encounter during my residency in 1993. I didn’t know it at the time, but it was an experience that would shape my career in general pediatrics. Marcus is the [...] [Emotional eating: Why you always want food [PODCAST]]( “I’ve consistently found that most of the doctors who want coaching help feel like I did when I struggled with my weight: They weren’t feeling like their lives were completely out of control or their problems were insurmountable. It wasn’t like the TV trope, [...] [Telemedicine is not medicine]( The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in many insidious handmaidens among its foul equipage. 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