Interesting essay in the New York Times today. Lauren Waldron, A budding pediatric neurologist discloses elements of her journey as a survivor of early stroke. Lots of interesting elements beyond early adaption to disability. The conclusion caught me As a doctor who was once a patient, I want to use my story to help families cope with their children’s diagnoses. When ... Continue Reading about The Patient-Physician | A Doctor Who Was Once a Patient
Virginia Apgar Achieves Google Doodle Fame
It isn’t often that we see a pediatrician celebrated as the Google Doodle. Today Google celebrates Dr. Virginia Apgar. Dr. Virginia Apgar came into this world on June 7, 1909. 109 years later, her presence can still be felt in delivery rooms across the globe. That’s because she invented the Apgar score, the first standardized method for assessing a newborn’s health. ... Continue Reading about Virginia Apgar Achieves Google Doodle Fame
Caretech as the new Digital Health
When it comes to health and technology, language matters. Chrissy Farr of CNBC during WWDC: ”Quick note that it’s 2 hours in and Apple has not used the term “digital health.” Perhaps only an internal thing?” I suggested that maybe ‘digital health’ is now just health again. Wendy Sue Swanson countered with the idea that the digital health designation is key in ... Continue Reading about Caretech as the new Digital Health
Long-Form Twitter and the Physician Conversation
If you pay attention to medical Twitter you’ll notice the creeping emergence long threads and clustered Tweets over the past few months. It’s long-form Twitter. This was evident during the discussion around the release of the CABANA trial - the study drew a strong response from cardiologists on Twitter who, despite the finding, were divided on the role of ablation in ... Continue Reading about Long-Form Twitter and the Physician Conversation
Rapping Doctor Shares a Valuable Lesson
Here’s a doctor sued for medical malpractice that allegedly occurred while making intraoperative rap videos. Perhaps performing abdominoplasty as a dermatologist had something to do with it, but I don’t have the details. https://youtu.be/GwQc5jHzDbc Negligence notwithstanding, look at the clip and understand that this doctor’s presence at the moment this clip ... Continue Reading about Rapping Doctor Shares a Valuable Lesson
The Power of Kindness: 4 Reasons to Read the Book
Dr. Brian Goldman of entered The Exam Room recently to discuss his new book, The Power of Kindness, Why Empathy is Essential in Everyday Life. Dr. Goldman is an ER physician and medical journalist. He’s the host of Canada's CBC Radio One White Coat, Black Art. As he describes, he has made a successful career pulling back the curtain on the world of medicine by getting ... Continue Reading about The Power of Kindness: 4 Reasons to Read the Book