Medical humanities and the search for meaning
I must admit that I’m surprised when I hear third-year medical students say they would like to have taken some humanities courses in the first
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Life after the death of my child
Before my eight-month-old daughter, Abby, died unexpectedly, I thought I knew plenty about grief. The pervasively popular five stages of grief model, developed by Dr.
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When DNA ancestry tests reveal something surprising
“Hey, we’re half French,” was the text from my brother a couple of months ago, accompanying a screenshot of his Ancestry.com results. I found this
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Making healthcare inclusive for LGBTQ patients
As I scroll through my Facebook feed to admire friends who are celebrating Pride Month, I think about how far we’ve come as a society
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Do-not-resuscitate orders: Who should decide?
In August 2017, Governor Greg Abbot signed into law a bill passed by the Texas State legislature during a special session, “An Act relating to
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How the medical community can encourage gun safety
Ninety-six Americans are shot and killed every day. Five years ago, National Gun Violence Awareness Day began to honor one of those lives cut tragically
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Turning anxiety into empathy
Medical school was the first time in my life that I suffered from debilitating anxiety. I was overwhelmed by the volume of information I was
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Mental health: Speak out to break the stigma
Several months ago, I wrote a blog post about my experience with mental illness and how that part of me has shaped my career trajectory
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Medical care: More than just the doctor and patient
How does medical care get delivered? If portrayals of doctor visits in the movies and on television tell us anything, it’s as simple as this:
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Social media: A new tool in the doctor’s bag?
When you Google your doctor’s name, have you ever considered that your doctor could be Googling yours too? A survey at a major urban medical
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