A Doctors Life

Making Advanced Cancer a Chronic Disease

“CANCER SPREAD” HAS SUCH dreadful implications. Having helped individuals with cancer for over three decades, discussions around metastases still shake me.…

5 years ago

One Pill and Done for Covid is a Serious Concern

The Covid-19 pandemic has already killed over 800K Americans and countless, perhaps, millions worldwide. It has disrupted people’s lives in every conceivable…

5 years ago

Medical Bias and the “Stupid, Old Patient Syndrome” That Infects Healthcare Workers

Healthcare discrimination can be seen in “one out of five adults over the age of 50 years (who) experience bias in…

5 years ago

There Is Still Joy In The ICU

Despite the relentless waves of COVID and the hopelessness they can easily instill, there is still the opportunity in the…

5 years ago

After Everything COVID Has Done, I Am Still So Grateful

This is my second pandemic Thanksgiving. As I reflect back on all that has happened since early 2020, when SARS…

5 years ago

COVID Has Not Driven Away All Of My Empathy

I've always feared a loss of compassion, especially after the Covid scourge. A recent patient experience showed me otherwise, and…

5 years ago

Sisters And Brothers On The Front Lines

An open letter to my sisters and brothers on the front lines: those of us still fighting the good fight…

5 years ago

The Double-Edged Sword of “Brutal Honesty”

"I don't mean to sound harsh. And I owe you honesty." I almost always say this when I speak to…

5 years ago

We Must Fight The Urge To ‘Just Swim Down’

It's all the same. It's the same path. Patients with COVID-19 get admitted to the hospital, and the ones who…

5 years ago

Call Your Wife; Then Fight Like Hell

How often do nurses and doctors have to watch their patients fight for life when a simple Covid vaccination could…

5 years ago

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