HOWARD GOLDSTEIN
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 12/17/2024
The ‘Maplewiser’
A precocious and spirited child and a whimsical mispronunciation becomes a cherished anecdote. - 11/12/2024
Doing time: Hallway medicine is out of hand
Dr. Howard Goldstein's daughter suffered a spinal emergency, dragging her and the family through the hell that is hallway medicine in Ontario today. - 10/1/2024
Senescence
One of the obstacles to retiring from medical practice is the perception that it immediately renders you ‘old.’ - 8/13/2024
The patient doctor: Leaving my MRI distraction playlist behind
Clinical guidelines feel awfully different when you're the patient being subjected to them, rather than the MD using them. - 7/25/2024
A decade of communicating
Dr. Howard Goldstein reflects on the 10 years he's been writing for the Medical Post—and the continued importance of communication skills in the medical profession. - 6/3/2024
The circle
Dr. Howard Goldstein reflects on how certain memories of violence in his formative years in University mirror the events of today. - 4/10/2024
The subtleties of time
Retirement is a stranger, an unknown until reality allows you to define it in your own terms. It is not a continuum of the professional persona. For some it is a paradise found, for others, an identity lost. - 2/11/2024
The not-so-royal we
I commend the King for his transparency about his health—but he could do even more. - 1/14/2024
The meeting
Dr. Howard Goldstein reflects on how strange it is to refer to yourself as a doctor in the past tense upon retirement. - 11/29/2023
Two red lines: A retrospective
After managing to avoid COVID-19 for 1,313 days, I finally saw those two little red lines on a test. Looking back at the journey we’ve been on with the pandemic, I think you might be surprised how much you’ve already forgotten.
