The ENDS are Here: A Closer Look at the Vaping Phenomenon
One thing is for sure: vaping is likely here to stay as this is a rapidly growing market.
Blogs
Conquistadors of the Operating Room: A Reflection on Medical Mission Trips
The report made me think about things that I could have done to make my visit a win not just for me, but also for the people I was ostensibly trying to help.
Doctors, Horse Traders, and Used Car Salesmen
The profession of medicine — and the delivery of health care in this country — should be free of the same kind of chicanery used to move goods on the open market.
A Closer Look at the Short Life of Bidding Wars for Plastic Surgeries
The process was a little bit like Uber or Taskrabbit, but for plastic surgery.
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
I’m talking about the (in)famous press conference in which he declared that there are known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns.
Addressing the Fine Line Between Identification and Intimacy
Can we truly build intimacy with our patients if we don’t identify with them?
Surviving a Veterans Affairs Hospital Rotation on Bear Claws: A Doctor Recalls the Struggle
The memories of arduous training at a VA hospital come flooding back.
Have You Ever Heard of a Smartphone?
Having spent a minute or two in the trenches, I can tell you that what we’re all criminally under-appreciating is the smartphone.
Guitars, Bars, and Just a Li’l Good Doctorin’
Most patients want unhurried, nonjudgmental listening — served up with a generous helping of clinical competence and a healthy dollop of empathy.
I Am Not Primary Care: A Surgical Intern’s Take
It’s higher numbers of primary care doctors in a community — not surgeons — that correlates with milder morbidity and lower rates of overall mortality.
