A Surgical Emergency Exposes the Crisis of the Young and Uninsured When a patient looked anxious before emergency surgery, it turned out he was worried about the hospital bill because he was uninsured. The Doctor Weighs In
Not So Intelligent Design: The Bible, Darwin and the Trouble-making Appendix An anesthesiologist points to the useless, troublesome appendix as he explains why he favors the theory of natural selection over creationism. The Doctor Weighs In
Early Experiences with Death Informed a Physician’s Choices about Life Early experiences with death, including the failure to revive a drowned fisherman, spurred a young man to become a doctor. The Doctor Weighs In
Pediatric Airway Emergency! An Anesthesiologist’s Life, a Father’s Nightmare The orderly progression of cases in the OR is interrupted when an l-year-old is rushed in, mottled and limp, from a pediatric airway emergency The Doctor Weighs In
An Anesthesiologist Learns the ‘Facts’ about Epidurals in Childbirth Class An anesthesiologist loses it when his childbirth class instructor provides misinformation about epidurals The Doctor Weighs In
Perchance to Dream: Suicidal Teen Shapes a Doctor’s Perceptions of Despair Recollections of caring for a suicidal teen with a devastating self-inflicted gunshot wound leads a physician to reflect on his own life. The Doctor Weighs In
A Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis Didn’t Stop Me Imagining an Awesome Future Determination & continuous glucose monitoring helped Chelsea keep on climbing mountains & dreaming big long after a type 1 diabetes diagnosis The Doctor Weighs In
The Healing Power of Music in a Physician’s Life Playing music was a ritual that passed through generations in my family but it wasn’t until I became a physician that I understood how music could console and bring hope. The Doctor Weighs In