In the early 1990s, while the American Academy of Pediatrics was formalizing its vision of the…
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7 things no one tells you about being a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer's
Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s is not just exhausting; it is emotionally disorienting. You lose pieces…
The Cap'n Crunch philosophy of medicine
Cap’n Crunch never held a true naval rank; he was called “Cap’n” because he was the…
The hidden cost of a physician's intellectual identity
My mind became the centerpiece of my identity early on in life. I lived so intimately…
Unhooking from the ego in medicine
These days, getting spun out into a state of worry and panic is just a click…
The measure of a doctor, the misery of a patient
In the grand edifice of American medicine, where the Enlightenment’s promise of rational progress once shone…
Health care is having its Yahoo moment
In the late 1990s, Yahoo dominated the internet by organizing websites. Human editors manually reviewed, categorized,…
The false link between Tylenol and autism
The 9/22 White House press conference regarding acetaminophen raises two serious concerns. First, the scientific accuracy…
The case for regulating, not banning, kratom
Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) has become a topic of significant debate among clinicians, policymakers, and the public…
The role of faith and culture in patient recovery
During the COVID-19 pandemic, I cared for a patient in the intensive care unit whose condition…