Why I Won’t Refill Your Prescription
Giving prescription refills is not quite as fun as it used to…
Which Medical Specialty Should Medical Students Choose?
A medical student recently asked my advice on her decision to pursue…
Medical Complications Torture Doctors, Too
If you are a physician like me who performs procedures, then rarely…
Should You Trust Your Doctor’s Advice?
Is your doctor a hammer and you're a nail? Here's some insider's…
Good Riddance to Routine Pelvic Examinations
So much in medicine and in life is done out of habit.…
Physicians Lose Right of Free Speech
I’m all for free speech and very hostile to censorship. The response…
When Should Doctors Turn Patients Away?
A few days before this writing, a 32-year-old woman came to see…
Are Your Medical Priorities Straight?
The world is asunder. As I write this, Iraq is sinking into…
Standards of Decency in the Blogosphere
A few weeks back, I posted a piece entitled Are Emergency Rooms…
Standards of Decency in the Blogosphere
A few weeks back, I posted a piece entitled Are Emergency Rooms…