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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An image that reminds us what life versus death looks like
by Amy Faith Ho MD March 24, 2019This 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…