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What It’s REALLY Like to Hear the Words: “You Have Cancer” 

In any word association exercise, the word cancer is most often linked with death.  Maybe two percent of outliers would say “tumor” or “sick”,...

American Healthcare is in Danger of a Self-Inflicted Digital Drought

If American healthcare does not start cleaning house to enable digital innovation, it will pay the price, and inevitably, the patient will as always, be the real victim.

I Thought I Saved My Patient’s Life. He Didn’t Agree.

I now ask patients what their goals are. I present surgical and medical options and make sure the patient understands — and then I ask them more questions.

“Going One On One With My Wisdom Teeth”

When life gives us lemons, we make lemonade. What should we do when life gives us wisdom teeth accompanied by excruciating pain?