Surgeons and anesthesiologists each have a unique sense of duty to patients to clarify which factors might influence outcomes after intraoperative cardiac arrest.

Specialization has substantially influenced perioperative communication and collaboration between anesthesiologists and surgeons.

Until the mid-20th century, birth in the United States for Latinx Indigenous peoples was an ancestral ceremony guided by midwives and traditional healers.

Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky.

An irony at play: a patient’s gift of a box of donuts is offered in thanks just as a physician recommends “more vegetables, less refined sugar.”

Responding to the February Tactical Medicine Issue.

Some patients who need general medical care before a dental intervention can suffer increased risk for poor outcomes if they have compromised access to care.

Division between medical and dental care exacerbates health inequity and forces many with compromised access to seek oral health care in emergency departments.

A medical-dental schism from 1840 persists and prevents oral health’s integration with overall health, to many patients’ detriment.