Best of Physicians Blogs

Much of Dr. Perle Feldman’s career has been about birth. But it was a run-in with a (now infamous) form of birth control that accidentally set her on the path to becoming a physician.

Your FP ages with you. And while I’m lucky to have a doctor some years behind me in age, I'm sorry she won’t always be with me.

Four years after beating cancer, Dr. Howard Goldstein reflects on what it means to emerge from the ‘tunnel’ of treatment.

After watching a string of family gatherings get swallowed by screen time, Dr. Howard Goldstein wonders what this advancement in technology is costing us.

Where physicians should draw the line for themselves.

Being a parent can teach you a lot as a physician—but what about being a grandparent?

Should we look at this practice as ‘queue jumping’ and an undesirable yet inevitable consequence of a healthcare system in freefall? Or should we incorporate it into our national philosophy?

A poem by Dr. Hector Baillie.

As life keeps getting in the way, Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes reflects on self-care.

Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes reflects on the tragedy of patients who choose to put their faith in unproven ‘natural’ treatments over evidence-based medicine.

Dr. John Crosby interviews intensivist Dr. Shelly Dev about how she avoids burnout in the ICU.

Dr. John Crosby discusses his tips on how to say no and set boundaries with patients and co-workers.

Perimenopause can be tricky, with some symptoms more easily eased than others. But there is plenty of help to offer our patients.

When patients have help with navigating the health system, it can be hugely beneficial. But that extra help isn’t always available, so here’s my advice to patients so they can help themselves.

When CJ walked into the office, she was angry, exhausted, and ready to explode. She spoke quickly and loudly, describing every injustice she had faced: the accident, her employer, the doctors, even the system itself.

There are important and uncomfortable intersections between chronic pain, automobile insurance systems, and the economic burden imposed on the public through fraudulent claims.

A reflection on the toll of diagnosing suffering as systemic barriers mount and wait times grow.

When the demand for healthcare efficiency replaces the space for medical curiosity.