being a doc
Physician Takes Patients to Market, Commits to Healthier Lifestyle
Joseph Barry, MD, visits his local farmer’s market at least twice every month. He does so for reasons beyond his own preference for healthy...
Doctors’ Religious Beliefs Shouldn’t Trump Patients’ Rights
In case you've missed it, there was recently a heated discussion raging over whether doctors who refuse to provide treatment on moral or religious...
Meet the Canadian Doctor Who Prescribes Income to Treat Poverty
Last fall when I visited Canada, I met a Toronto doctor named Gary Bloch who has developed a poverty tool for medical practitioners. The...
Millennial Doctors May Be More Tech-Savvy, But Is That Better?
The University of Texas Southwestern class of 2014 is celebrating graduation. Class vice president Amy Ho has shed her scrubs for heels and a...
A doctor explains why she won’t text patients their test results
“Can you just text it to me?”
My patient was awaiting the results of her urinalysis, but couldn’t stay in the emergency department any longer;...
We owe it to our patients to put on our game...
When you walk into the emergency room to see a trauma patient, do you remind yourself as you enter the doors, “Keep your game...
Meaningful use: The independent majority can stop the madness
When it comes to EHRs and health IT in general, you are the omnipotent consumer. Unfortunately, the best and brightest seem to consume just...
