I was working a few days ago and pulled a tooth. Mind you, it’s not something I do with any regularity. However,…
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Matt was 40, my sister’s age. He was training for a marathon and trying to talk his many friends into joining. He…
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A physician’s empathy in urgent care makes a big difference
by Alexander Rakowsky MD March 29, 2019While winter is traditionally the busiest time of year for pediatricians, this winter has been particularly difficult in the Midwest with not…
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Last week I took the naloxone challenge. I walked up to a pharmacy window, waited in line, and requested naloxone from the…
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This is what life versus death looks like. This is what medicine verses mortality looks like. This is what science verses humanity looks like. After a…
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A man in his fifties is wheeled into the emergency department on a gurney hoping he’ll still be around to cheer from…
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I started my medical career late. Really late. By that time, I’d lived a few lives. I’d earned a boatload of initials.…
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Though many are not thrilled about the April 15th deadline, death is an even more inevitable part of life than taxes. Sometimes…