Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

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Batya Swift Yasgur MA, LSW, is a freelance medical writer who writes news, features, CME materials, and books for a variety of venues and target audiences, including healthcare professionals and consumers. She has a passion for human rights activism and is the author of Behind the Burqa (John Wiley, 2002), a memoir of 2 Afghan sisters who escaped Afghanistan. In addition, she holds the 1995 Robert L. Fish Award for Best First Published Mystery Story. Her fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and several other publications. Beyond her desire to contribute to people's health and wellbeing through her writing, Batya offers emotional/spiritual support to clients in her Teaneck, New Jersey-based counseling practice to facilitate their journeys toward healing.

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Vaccine Information Center

COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation: Ethical Concerns, Practical Challenges

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

November 6, 2020

In the event of a likely scarcity of COVID-19 vaccines, a framework must be developed to inform who should get priority.

Infectious Diseases Information Center

Seven Things to Consider When Transitioning to Telemedicine During COVID-19

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

April 30, 2020

The dramatic and rapid expansion in telemedicine has left many clinicians scrambling to institute this new means of conducting medicine; and even more seasoned providers who had been using telemedicine in their practice must learn to move telemedicine from the periphery to front and center of their practice.

Mood Disorder Information Center

Could Summer Depression Be Seasonal Affective Disorder?

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

September 20, 2019

Although winter is most commonly associated with seasonal affective disorder, some people experience SAD during the summertime.

Mood Disorder Information Center

Detecting and Managing Serotonin Syndrome

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

April 16, 2019

When combined with other serotonergic agents, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors can lead to a potentially fatal condition called serotonin syndrome, the incidence of which is likely underestimated.

An interview with Gary LeRoy: Integrating Guidelines into Clinical Practice.

Practice Management Information Center

Incorporating Guidelines Into Clinical Practice: An Interview With Gary L. LeRoy, MD

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

September 20, 2018

Despite their advantages, many clinicians do not necessarily agree with the centrality or content of CPGs. Others — especially primary care physicians (PCPs) — are overwhelmed by the vast and ever-increasing numbers of guidelines issued by multiple societies.

The heterogeneity of kidney cancer makes each of the tumors unique and treatment decisions based on

Practice Management Information Center

Should You Record Your Patient Encounters? An Interview With Dr James Ryan

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

July 25, 2018

Patients are increasingly recording physician visits on their phones, should physicians do the same. MPR spoke with physician who advocates for recording in clinical practice.

Relationship between clinicians and patients.

Practice Management Information Center

Should Clinicians Treat Family and Friends? Three Experts Weigh In

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

July 3, 2018

Although all of the guidelines acknowledge that there are emergent situations in which providing care for a family member or friend is not only permissible but also essential, other situations are frowned upon.

Practice Management Information Center

Does Political Affiliation Influence Patient Care? An Interview With Anupam B. Jena, MD

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

June 11, 2018

To shed further light on the study’s implications, MPR interviewed lead author Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, Ruth L. Newhouse Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Group behavior therapy for depressive disorders.

Mood Disorder Information Center

Group cognitive behavior therapy, sertraline psychotherapy similar for depression treatment

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

February 26, 2018

Sertraline and group cognitive behavioral therapy have similar long-term antidepressant effects in the treatment of mild to moderate depression.

Practice Management Information Center

Sex and drugs: An interview about discussing sensitive patient topics

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

February 16, 2018

Dr Windel Stracener, a family practitioner for 22 years, discusses substance abuse, sexual activity, and other sensitive topics many clinicians do not ask their patients.

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