When Doctors Are Wrong
As medical students and resident physicians gain experience they also gain knowledge and confidence. Consequently,...
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The Burden of Medicine on Mt. Kilimanjaro
The imposing mountain of Kilimanjaro in the East African country of Tanzania stands alone amidst the surrounding...
Becoming Cynical, Part 4
I have written quite a bit about why physicians become cynical (see here, here, and here). What follows are...
A Tour of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
I have a rendezvous with Death At some disputed barricade, When Spring comes back with rustling shade And...
The Purpose of Medicine
American medicine is not well. Though it remains the most widely respected of professions, though it has never been...