Physician burnout

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Why Your Doctor Doesn’t Listen to You

Scenario 1: You’re in the exam room, sitting in an open-backed gown. You and your doctor have discussed your high blood pressure (stay on...

The Asteroid That Destroyed Healthcare as We Knew It

We humans survived on the grassy plains of East Africa millions of years ago by the power of community. The power of connectedness....

Like Rats in a Cage, Are We Witnessing the Collapse of the Healthcare System?

A classic laboratory experiment involving rodents goes something like this. These smart little caged rats quickly figure out if they...

COVID-19 and 'All Creatures Great and Small'

For most circumstances in life, if we can anticipate an element of closure, of closing the chapter, connecting the dots and moving on, we...

The Doctor in the Mouse: Why telemedicine is the one stunningly hopeful change COVID has created

As COVID infections spread in mid-2020, and as isolating was recognized as the path to prevention, patients were reluctant to show up for...

ED Talk: Our Unimaginable Future after COVID

The Monster in the Exam Room

His name was Dr. Frank. He made house calls to my family when I was growing up in New Jersey. He carried a black bag, which was more...

The Crumbling Bedrock of the Medical Profession

A respected medical colleague who recently retired offered to buy me a cup of coffee to talk about some “issues.” I was uncertain about...

Healthcare Is Killing Your Doctor: Beware the Pandemic of Burnout

Pandemics of disease have altered the course of human history. The bubonic plague in medieval times wiped out almost half of the...