“Notes from a Healer” — Up to her neck

I recall seeing this mother with her older son two months ago. Unlike this robust younger brother, her first son was born 12 weeks premature and subsequently faced myriad medical problems. He grew poorly and manifested developmental delays over the first two years of life. She certainly had her hands full caring for him. more»

My latest installment of Notes from a Healer — Up to her neck — is now online, newly published in the Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine.

The Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine is an online journal fostering discussion about the culture of medicine, medical care, and experiences of illness. Interested readers can access a list of editorial board members and regular contributors here.

“Notes from a Healer” — Red as a Beet

The wheels are already turning inside my head. Renal tumor, kidney stone, hemorrhagic cystitis, urethritis, UTI, an STD — all are possibilities to be ruled out. The odd thing here is that this boy seems to be in no distress whatsoever. more»

My latest installment of Notes from a Healer — Red as a Beet — is now online, newly published in the Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine.

The Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine is an online journal fostering discussion about the culture of medicine, medical care, and experiences of illness. Interested readers can access a list of editorial board members and regular contributors here.

“Notes from a Healer” — Our Daily Bread

The boy’s face turns red. He’s a chubby youngster of ten, that age when most kids are somewhat embarrassed about their bodies. more»

My latest installment of Notes from a Healer — Our Daily Bread — is now online, newly published in the Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine.

The Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine is an online journal fostering discussion about the culture of medicine, medical care, and experiences of illness. Interested readers can access a list of editorial board members and regular contributors here.

“Notes from a Healer” — Personality is Destiny

In medical practice, perhaps personality is destiny. more»

My latest installment of Notes from a Healer — Personality is Destiny: Self-selections in medical careers — is now online, newly published in the Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine.

The Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine is an online journal fostering discussion about the culture of medicine, medical care, and experiences of illness. Interested readers can access a list of editorial board members and regular contributors here.

“Notes from a Healer” — Would It Weren’t So

Should — like would and could — is merely a remnant of the subjunctive tense in our modern tongue.  As is the case with other archaic words in the lexicon, confusion sometimes arises with their use. more»

My latest installment of Notes from a Healer — Would It Weren’t So — is now online, newly published in the Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine.

The Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine is an online journal fostering discussion about the culture of medicine, medical care, and experiences of illness. Interested readers can access a list of editorial board members and regular contributors here.

“Notes from a Healer” — Once a Year

Harry was a typical adolescent in the practice. Although I would see him now and again for the occasional minor illness, for the most part he came but once a year for a check up. But Harry was atypical in one respect. more»

My latest installment of Notes from a Healer — Once a Year — is now online, newly published in the Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine.

The Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine is an online journal fostering discussion about the culture of medicine, medical care, and experiences of illness. Interested readers can access a list of editorial board members and regular contributors here.

“Notes from a Healer” — Those We Carry With Us

Some of us need more time to grow up than others. Some of us never seem to make that transition. more»

My latest installment of Notes from a Healer — Those We Carry With Us — is now online, newly published in the Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine.

The Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine is an online journal fostering discussion about the culture of medicine, medical care, and experiences of illness. Interested readers can access a list of editorial board members and regular contributors here.

“Notes from a Healer” — The Beat Goes On

Tachycardia, episodic chest pain with shortness of breath and post-op knee pain — a tall order of problems to be sorted out in a 10-minute time slot. more»

My latest installment of Notes from a Healer — The Beat Goes On — is now online, newly published in the Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine.

The Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine is an online journal fostering discussion about the culture of medicine, medical care, and experiences of illness. Interested readers can access a list of editorial board members and regular contributors here.

“Notes from a Healer” — Reining in the Rx

Despite a 7 percent decline in the number of overall prescriptions written for children under the age of 18 from 2002 to 2010, there was a 46 percent increase in the number of prescriptions specifically for ADHD medications for teenagers and children over the same period. When I read this disturbing statistic, Dylan came to mind.  more»

My latest installment of Notes from a Healer — Reining in the Rx — is now online, newly published in the Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine.

The Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine is an online journal fostering discussion about the culture of medicine, medical care, and experiences of illness. Interested readers can access a list of editorial board members and regular contributors here.

“Notes from a Healer” — Think Pink

Some hurts never leave us. Willingly, we choke down our daily pill; and the bitterness lingers. more»

My latest installment of Notes from a Healer — Think Pink — is now online, newly published in the Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine.

The Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine is an online journal fostering discussion about the culture of medicine, medical care, and experiences of illness. Interested readers can access a list of editorial board members and regular contributors here.