Physician Private Practice: Future or Folly?
Once the seemingly endless years of medical training come to a close, the newly minted physician will find themselves deciding not just where they…
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Through the Neurostorm
This past month I spent the majority of my time reviewing charts of patients who had sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as part…
Read MoreSaturday Mornings
Saturday mornings fill my heart with gratitude for the people around me. Anyone who has been with Street Medicine knows that the individuals we…
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The Assyrians & Epilepsy
The first evidence of epilepsy’s description is interwoven with the advent of human civilization, a condition known as “antasubbu” that plagued the unfortunate in…
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Working With (Not Against) Our Psychology: Contingency Management in Substance Use Disorders
When I signed up for an addiction medicine elective in an OB/GYN clinic, I didn’t know what I didn’t know. I had heard before…
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A Day in the Life: ICU Edition
Think about this: Imagine living in a small space, surrounded by the same four white walls for a long period of time (that is…
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When There’s Nothing Left to Do, There’s Everything Left to Do
“Well that’s it for our patient in room 214B. He’s leaving AMA (Against Medical Advice).” “What?!” The resident’s words hit me like a ton…
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Wegovy: It’s all the Rage
Discussion over glucagon-like peptide analogs (GLPs) has become a medical hot-topic, extending beyond clinical discussion and becoming a cultural phenomenon. Marketed as a weight-loss…
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The Yips in Professional Baseball: Is it Task-Specific Dystonia or a Psychogenic Impairment in Coordination?
What is the most feared injury for a baseball player? Is it a torn ulnar collateral ligament, often requiring Tommy John surgery? Or perhaps…
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Reflections of a Night on Trauma Surgery
A beep and a clack, the double doors groan back Outwards they swing as the trauma rolls in to bay three Green-clad staff like…
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