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What’s Been So Maddening (and Humbling) About Covid-19

A doctor writes about his frustration with Covid-19 and how humbling the experience has been

No, Mr. President, We Doctors Are Not Faking Covid Deaths

I have signed dozens of death certificates after patients died of Covid-19, and I have also signed death certificates of patients who did not have Covid. Never — not even once — did I think about putting down Covid-19 as a cause of death

How a Breast Cancer Patient’s Strength Inspires Her Doctor

She was 34 years old when we discovered her breast cancer. Ten years earlier, I delivered her baby. I watched her grow up. She...

Clinic Notes: What My Patients Said This Week

Not everything I learn comes from a chart. Sometimes it’s a look. A line. A moment that lands deeper than diagnosis. This brief essay is a collection of...