In the next two weeks, that child whom you have been nurturing for two decades will sign on to a new existence – one of a medical student. Rest assured. Your child is bright; otherwise he or she wouldn’t have reached this point in his or her learning career. But med school is a new Read more
Medicine
Reflecting on the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it is clear that there’s now a law in place as significant as the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. The ACA or “Obamacare” is not just an expansion of healthcare to the uninsured but a plan to Read more
Well…we asked for your opinion on The Doctor’s Tablet and, boy, did we get an earful! A hearty thanks to the 50 people who responded to our online survey about their interest level in this blog and suggestions for making it better. As anyone who has started a blog knows, what your audience really thinks is a Read more
According to the CDC’s most recent National Vital Statistics Report, in 2009, Cesarean section rates reached an all-time high of 32.3 percent of all births in the U.S. A Cesarean section is a major surgical procedure involving anesthetics, incision-making, and stitching of a woman’s abdomen, and like any surgical procedure, or any medical treatment in general, requires informed Read more
In part one of this blog post, I examined the reasons patients might feel dissatisfied after a doctor presents them with bad news and also how poor communication by clinicians can negatively influence patients’ view of their care. But delivering bad news poses risks for medical providers, too. There are tremendous costs that can result from Read more
One year ago I began my journey from medical school at Albert Einstein College of Medicine into residency training at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. Having grown up in the South Bronx, the opportunity to practice family medicine in my hometown was a challenge that I welcomed, though the responsibility to care for the Read more
