A Doctors Life

The Covid Files: A Series Separating Pandemic Fact from Fiction

We've all just experienced a hopefully once-in-a-lifetime event, and if you survived it relatively unscathed, well done. Looking back on…

3 years ago

If We Are Not At The Table, We Will Be On The Menu

On November 8, we had another election in this country. It was historic by many measures, and millions of our…

4 years ago

Old Medical Oath Needs Refresh From the Original Hippocratic Version

Graduating medical school students traditionally swear allegiance to the Hippocratic Oath, which they assume mandates that they “first do no…

4 years ago

Health Possibilities We Can’t Afford to Block

Fixing one piece of the healthcare puzzle is encouraging - but is it transformational? Here are 10 things we can…

4 years ago

Hesitant to Discuss Weight with Your Patients?

Five Tips for Women’s Health Providers to Address Obesity

4 years ago

Is Your Bedroom Dark Enough?

Many of us struggle to get the optimal nightly seven to nine hours of sleep. The American Academy of Sleep…

4 years ago

Is Your Diet Worse Than You Think?

IS YOUR DIET HEALTHY? Are you sure? A new study suggests that Americans struggle to get the right answer.

4 years ago

Sometimes You Need to Say No, for the Patient and Yourself

A frightening midnight phone call leads a young surgeon to reconsider how he approaches his career

4 years ago

The Difficult Balance of Giving Bad News

The medical logic is perfect: the patient has suffered a catastrophic brain injury, and it is unlikely that she will…

4 years ago

Why Healthcare Workers Struggle Amidst the Ongoing Pandemic

Houston Methodist Hospital President Dr. Marc Boom explains that medical workers are overburdened because of the high numbers of infected patients admitted…

4 years ago

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