On Point: Alabama Supreme Court Ruling That Disrupts Healthcare For People Building Families is Unconscionable — Dr. Amy Bryant

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On Point: Doctors: If NC Enacts a 12-Week Ban on Abortion, More Women Will Die by Dr. Beverly Gray and Dr. Jonas Swartz

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On Point: Here is What Prior Authorization Means to Physicians by NCMS President Dr. Arthur Apolinario

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On Point: NCMS Member Dr. David Tayloe Responds to Report on Surging Infant Death Rates Among Black Babies

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On Point: Responding to Burnout Today (Without Burning Out Ourselves) by Dr. Damian McHugh

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On Point: OTC Hearing Aids, What You Need to Know by Dr. Sara Mooney

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On Point: Colonoscopy Remains The Best Method To Prevent Colon Cancer – Several Doctors Respond to New Study

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On Point: Bone Health is a Women’s Healthcare Issue – by Dr. Andrew Bush

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Submit Your On Point Editorial

The NCMS communications team is looking for Medical Society members to contribute regularly to the “On Point” blog and Podcast. Submissions to the “On Point” blog must meet the following criteria:

  1. Focus on a current or emerging issues that (a) are of interest to our member—physicians and physician assistants; (b) focus on chronic health, mental health, or integrated health topics; or (c) opinion pieces about lifestyle and wellness topics.
  2. Blog submissions must be 500-1,000 words for decent depth and detail.
  3. Podcasts are 30 to 60 minutes in length and will be interview format or can be an original pre-recorded discussion submitted as a mp4 format file.
  4. ALL content must be original content of the author and does not include self-promotion or marketing information.
  5. All submissions must be well-written and complete, no outlines.
  6. Submissions are restricted to NCMS members only.

Please send submissions to [email protected].

The blog is for educational and informational purposes.