Most Miserable Profession?
Yep, that is what being a doctor is according to this article in the Daily Beast. It is like they
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
Yep, that is what being a doctor is according to this article in the Daily Beast. It is like they
Continue readingEditor’s Note: “Seems reasonable” – DF
Continue readingI remember going on an interview, after graduating residency about 20 years ago, in a small town in Virginia where
Continue readingOn this site I have blogged over and over again about the similarities between the teaching profession and the medical
Continue reading“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” George Bernard Shaw
Continue readingOur government tends be pretty idealistic, too. In 2001, Institute of Medicine released a report called Crossing the Chasm. The paper’s
Continue readingThe summer is right around the corner and the transition of medical students and residents are upon us. For some
Continue readingPer a recent WSJ article, there is new “research concluding that screening mammograms save relatively few lives from breast cancer
Continue reading(Ok, the docs in the pic are all Israelis, but they were on strike and looked pissed, so I used
Continue readingThis came from a reader: A patient of mine had a fall and was in the hospital for one day!
Continue readingEditor’s Note: As I prepare for my THIRD board exam in 20 years, I couldn’t agree more.
Continue reading“Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.” Eleanor Roosevelt
Continue readingTwenty cases of measles and counting in unvaccinated kids in California. Unbelievable. Now can we please stop this anti-vaccine movement
Continue readingYou are a doctor. Your life is or is going to be filled with glamour. At every turn you are
Continue readingSo a new study confirmed that “increased use of health IT by healthcare providers results in a decrease in face-to-face interactions
Continue readingEvery year I try to make a point to wish every physician Happy Doctors’ Day! You may think this
Continue readingI have been a fan since the Placebo Journal days and member of the round table as Sir Borborygmos. I’m
Continue readingDoesn’t it seem that every time you turn around you read something negative in the paper or see something bad
Continue reading“When we accept tough jobs as a challenge and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen.” –
Continue readingRecently the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force report found insufficient evidence to support routinely testing all older adults for cognitive
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