Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 3/26/2026
The dumb doctor
Mistakes are inevitable when practicing medicine, but Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes writes that physicians should learn to give themselves more grace, as the profession is often held to impossible standards. - 3/16/2026
My mother and taro cake
My mom is learning to walk again, with a walker. And I'm grieving. - 3/14/2026
Quiet heroes
Every day, we meet quiet heroes, Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes writes, and sometimes, all it takes is a simple acknowledgement of thanks. - 2/24/2026
Pain
Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes reflects on her experience dealing with physical pain, from the sleepless nights to the disruption of routine. - 2/19/2026
Beginnings and endings
Lessons on letting go of the past, investing in the present, and why I’m signing up for hip-hop classes while I still can. - 2/1/2026
The power of half-assing it
Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes discusses how she learned to give herself grace when the circumstances call for cutting corners. - 1/18/2026
The dildo of consequences
Medicine is weird because we actively save people from crises. But what about the efforts to prevent the crisis in the first place? - 11/20/2025
How to give bad news in 2025
Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes shares some tips on how to be the bearer of bad news. - 11/13/2025
O Quebec
Quebec doctors, how are you doing? I understand if you refuse to speak out because you'll be targeted afterward. However, I hear that so many of you applied for a New Brunswick medical license that the website crashed. - 11/12/2025
Prescribing (yourself) rest
I'm sleeping, nestled in my soft duvet, on a Saturday morning in June. No school, no activities. Just this. So deep a sleep I'm not even dreaming. So deep I don't hear footsteps.
