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Author: Jordan Metsky

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Well, Well, Well: Products and services compete for shelf space in trendy wellness market, but are they worth your money?

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 Jordan Metsky 0 Comment experience, feeling, Gratitude, Healthcare, Mindfulness, Psychiatry, wellness

When a friend recently asked me to join them for a class at Inscape, a New York-based meditation studio that

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General Law 

Not Science Fiction: American immigration politics threaten scientific advances

February 15, 2018February 2, 2018 Jordan Metsky 0 Comment Attitude, Community, Science, society

The year 2017 was an anti-science roller-coaster ride. From the plentiful deniers of climate change to the seven words rumored

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Clinical Patient-Centered Care Psychiatry Public Health 

If you don’t ask, you’ll never know

December 28, 2017December 22, 2017 Jordan Metsky 0 Comment Attitude, Community, doctor, Healthcare, patient, Pregnancy, Responsibility

On the first day of my first rotation as a medical student, my preceptor shared this bit of wisdom: if

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General Lifestyle Opinion 

Too Many Eyes Between the Thighs: Sex and Surveillance

November 30, 2017November 19, 2017 Jordan Metsky 0 Comment Attitude, Community, society

There’s a special bond between students and their teachers. As someone who used to teach young children, I know firsthand

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Lifestyle Public Health Reflection 

#BoPo: Body positivity in the age of obesity

November 2, 2017October 31, 2017 Jordan Metsky 0 Comment Community, doctor, Health, society

When I was younger, I loved watching the televised broadcasts of New York Fashion Week. I grew up in the

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Clinical Emotion Empathy Humanistic Psychology Reflection 

The Enigma of Empathy

September 21, 2017September 18, 2017 Jordan Metsky 0 Comment empathy, medicine

“My mother says I’m a piece of shit.” My 18-year old patient sits at the head of a conference table,

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Innovation Lecture 

Drinking from a Fire Hydrant: Musings on Active Learning in Medical School

August 31, 2017August 23, 2017 Jordan Metsky 0 Comment medical school, medical student, Study

Almost everyone has seen a doctor at some point in their lives. Yet, for most, what actually goes on in

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General Law Lifestyle Public Health 

Keeping Abreast of Lactation Laws

August 3, 2017 Jordan Metsky 0 Comment Health, Pregnancy

“Infant forced to go without milk, Mom says it’s not her fault.” This seems like the kind of terrifying headline

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Clinical General Lifestyle Narrative Opinion 

In the Business of Medicine, Be Your Own Boss

April 13, 2017March 24, 2017 Jordan Metsky 0 Comment business, cpap

As medical students, we exist between two worlds. On the one hand, we’re tasked with learning as much as we

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Clinical Emotion Empathy General Patient-Centered Care 

Are you a cheerleader or a fan? Examining motivation in medicine

February 9, 2017February 6, 2017 Jordan Metsky 0 Comment Change, Motivation, Patient-centered care

One of my favorite aspects of medicine is the relationship between health and lifestyle. I think of lifestyle as all

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