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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 healthcare settings.

Are Early Morning Laboratory Studies Really Necessary in Hospitalized Patients?

Whenever we get sick with an infection, a very important component of our treatment and recovery plan is sufficient sleep. It allows the body...

ICU Rules #6 and #7: Your Ego Can Be Dangerous

I had known the patient well. She was just in my ICU a few weeks previous with a perforated bowel and multiple abscesses in...

My First Time Operating as an Intern Was Eye-Opening

The very real life experience of a medical student experiencing their first call to surgery. The feelings that accompany being on the other side of the knife for the first time