DoctorMama

More medical myths I wish I could put down forever: Drinking lots of water is good for you. NOT TRUE. (Yes, this is a repeat from my last ...

Culled from the maggot files: Q: I heard that you have to get expensive shoes fitted by a running professional or else you’ll end up with...

A weekend on call—64 straight hours of being at the mercy of any Nervous Nellie, Suspicious Sam, or Crotchety Carrie who insists on speaking...

This is a combination stupid patient story/stupid doctor story. It’s a good thing I don’t believe in divine retribution for selfishness, b...

Wow, there are some mighty guilty folks out there. Reading the comments on my last post really helped, and I think I am developing a mantra...

I lived much of my life relatively guilt-free. I don't mean remorseless; I mean free of unproductive self-flagellation about choices I...

From today’s Keyword Analysis, brought to you by the Commission for Lazy Blogging: Easiest query to answer: 5 things mates needed for a good...

I cannot describe how pleased I am that so many of you are heeding my call to wedge yourselves into your running bras and get out on the pa...

I'm thinking I should compile some of the responses on my last post to give to my students and residents so they can get some perspecti...

Orange recently asked me if I ever tell my patients to call me by my first name. The answer is no, never. I don't call them by their fi...

He waltzed in tonight, looking none the worse for wear, and in fact not even hungry. But he's not talking. He would be in big trouble, b...

GoodCat is missing, and I've been on the verge of tears all day. We let the cats go out on the back patio, and they climb around in the ...

Today I saw a patient I haven't seen in four months. The last time I saw him, I ordered some bloodwork because he has hypertension. And ...

I got an email today that almost brought a tear to my jaundiced eye: Subject: Thanks, Sarge! This running thing, it is addictive. This is t...

I have to round in the hospital and take calls this weekend. The prospect is making me intensely crabby, so I'm laying low. HellBoy, how...