9/1/2022 Part 1: Dr. Goldstein shares his transition from doctor to patient in this ongoing series
5/27/2022 In some truly meditative musings, Dr. Howard Goldstein reflects on continuity and change in the context of his beloved cottage getaway.
5/12/2022 Now retired, Dr. Howard Goldstein reflects on how insufficient the weekends felt during his medical career, and what he plans to do with the precious opportunity of time
4/7/2022 My solo GP practice was supported by the basic fundamentals of electronic facilitation. Billing, of course, reconciliation, appointment scheduling but, not EMR. Lab requisitioning, imaging both at community clinics as well as hospitals, the full spectrum of speciality and interventional procedures and medical and surgical referrals were all done using FAX.
3/31/2022 We walk around with years of history in a pocket. What will the images captured during the pandemic teach us in the years to come?
2/14/2022 Even when stuck in a pandemic, human beings find ways to progress.
2/4/2022 If I could send a missive to my 15-year-old self, I'd tell him about the Beatles breaking up, hint at the moon-landing and mention a fair few plagues.
12/31/2021 The page opened up and the first thing I saw was “expired”! I immediately checked my pulse. Once I recovered from the shock of this misleading and preposterous clinical opinion, I realized what this was.
10/24/2021 The familiar ring tone of my cellphone interrupted a visit with friends on our cottage deck on a sun-drenched mid-September afternoon.
