Doctor's Voice
May 26, 2023
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and...
May 25, 2023
Are healthcare professionals entitled to feel as badly as family members when a patient dies? As I sat with a family who decided to terminally extubate their critically ill child, I couldn’t ...
May 22, 2023
Weight stigma is when one is treated differently than others because of their weight. It can be overt or subtle, ranging from job discrimination to derogatory remarks from family, friends, coworkers, ...
May 19, 2023
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and...
May 18, 2023
While exercise is not typically the primary driver of weight loss, it plays a critical role in weight maintenance. For those following a dietary plan geared toward weight loss, the incorporation of ph...
May 12, 2023
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and...
May 11, 2023
In today's ever-evolving healthcare landscape, it is important for medical practices to continuously engage with new patient demographics. Engaging with new patient demographics can help doctors grow ...
May 10, 2023
A couple of months ago, I went to Home Depot to return a rented carpet cleaner. Going into the facility, I donned my mask and went to the counter to return the machine. At the checkout counter, there ...
May 09, 2023
As doctors, we know many diseases have seasons. We can expect influenza in winter months and gastrointestinal illnesses in the spring and summer months. While it may become almost mechanical treating ...
May 05, 2023
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and...
May 04, 2023
Q: I’m a physiatrist so a lot of my patients have ongoing lawsuits over slip-and-falls and MVA’s and we get lots of requests for records. We check that the request came with a HIPAA-compliant auth...
Apr 28, 2023
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and...
Apr 27, 2023
Q: I’m still have a lot of loan debt so I’m doing some shifts in an urgicare to help pay that off. I saw a patient yesterday for cramps and vomiting. He was insisting that he had food poisonin...
Apr 25, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many industries, and healthcare is no exception. AI-enabled medical practices have the potential to transform the way healthcare is delivered and improv...
Apr 21, 2023
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and...
Apr 20, 2023
Q: The colonoscopist at a private endoscopy center perforated a patient’s transverse colon. The patient was immediately transferred to our hospital and our on-call surgeon did the repair. I was the ...
Apr 18, 2023
According to the CDC, more than 40% of adults living in the US meet the criteria for being obese. That number is rising, including the number of children and adolescents who are becoming obese. As doc...
Apr 14, 2023
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and...
Apr 07, 2023
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and...
Apr 04, 2023
Natural language processing (NLP), the ability for computers and humans to communicate in a more human fashion, has come to the masses via Large Language Models (LLMs), a chatbot powered by artificial...