“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” Isaac Asimov, Foundation A favorite quote from my favorite author. I mentioned on Twitter that I’m trying to reach 10k followers by 2019. Anyone who retweets this tweet or becomes a new Twitter follower could win a copy of this (or another) book, or suggest a donation to […]
“Vaccines Why do some parents hate em? Who’s spreading the lies? What can sane people do to encourage these hipster parents to fall in line?” I asked Twitter to send me their burning parenting questions and decided to start a recurring series called Pediatrician’s Corner. You can find all them here as they pop up. If […]
I asked Twitter to send me their burning parenting questions, and I received a lot of great queries. I have so many that this deserves to be a recurring segment. You can find all them here as they pop up. If you want to ask a question that I’ll answer on this site, please email me […]
As an emergency medicine physician I frequently have to perform procedures on patients (or provide sedation as a consultant performs a procedure). Of the procedures we perform in the emergency department and have time to discuss with families, the spinal tap, a.k.a. the lumbar puncture (LP for short), seems to instill the most fear in […]
Who works harder on vacation? Who takes less vacation? Who drinks more caffeine? Who sleeps the least? These conversations are common in medicine, but likely also common in many other demanding fields. The finance mavens on Wall Street work as many hours as most physicians, however their “work-life balance” doesn’t seem to be as widely […]
Your loved one is having a chest pain. You call 911 — the paramedics arrive quickly. They tell you they are heading to the closest hospital, just a few minutes away, which provides care for heart attacks. Should you tell them to bypass it — take your spouse to The Ivory Tower Hospital, aka the […]