Well before I was a physician, I was an art history major at Bowdoin College. Beneath…
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First-name familiarity improves doctor-patient connection
In medicine, one surprisingly heated debate doesn’t get much airtime: Should patients call their doctors by…
How truth depends on where you stand and what you see
As yet another tragic chapter unfolded in the intractable and ever-escalating Iran-Israel conflict, I found myself…
What it really means to be lucky: a doctor’s story of survival and resilience
This past St. Patrick’s Day my daughter and I were listening to John Lennon’s Luck of…
How AI, animals, and ecosystems reveal a new kind of intelligence
As a surgeon, I’m trained to make decisions quickly—based on anatomy, evidence, and pattern recognition. But…
Emphasizing empathy and equity in value-based health care delivery
The transformation of care delivery is driven by value-based health care (VBHC). In addition to its…
How Japan and the U.S. can collaborate for better health care
The United States and Japan, while separated by geography, language, and culture, share more in common…
Extreme weight cutting harms health and resilience in youth wrestling
You see it before the final whistle blows. A boy—ten, or maybe nine—walks off the mat…
The hidden reason your vacations never feel like enough
I’ve taken some amazing vacations. Seriously—scenic, memorable, cool stuff. Travel has always been a top financial…
Why patients and doctors are fleeing flagship hospitals
In the once-venerable corridors of our state’s flagship academic hospital, a slow-motion disaster is unfolding. White…