DoctorMama

Whether the original Trainwrecks site was harmless or evil (which I do NOT, NOT, NOT want to discuss—I’m very bored of that topic), it serv...

As I alluded to previously, I’ve been a little stressed lately. The reasons are pretty boring, but just so that everyone knows it’s not you,...

Humans are wired to constantly search for causes for (and solutions to) every problem. This is probably our most useful adaptation, but it c...

Yes, I’m still doing THAT . Yes, he is two and two-thirds years old. Yes, the end is in sight. I have discovered that after a certain point,...

You might be surprised to learn that medical professionals are some of the most needle-phobic people around. You should hear the whining in ...

I'm sick (again) and in the middle of a shitstorm at work (again) and my precious assistant just went out on maternity leave (not again,...

Turns out I’m not the only quack out there who says that you can/should keep running even if it hurts ! (Thanks to Elizabeth for noticing th...

Is the light therapy working? I do feel less gloomy and more energetic than I did before. And when I think about how long it will be until...

I was thumbing through the most recent issue of Glamour (a magazine I usually find sneakily feminist) and I saw a little filler article that...

It is not enough to bring your toothbrush and medications in your carryon; you should also bring your passport . Because even if you are no...

A disclaimer: I never said I had a fun or easy way to study, or even a particularly original one. I only said that it worked (for me). When...

It’s not too cold . From my sitemeter stats, I know that none of you are running where you risk hypothermia from venturing outdoors, provide...

The light box thing came. It’s pretty funky. I got the desk lamp version, partly because it was listed on the sheet my doctor gave me and p...

I went in for my quarterly tune-up with my psychiatrist recently. I think he’s a little bored of me; he hasn’t had to tweak anything for age...

Medical school is full of “ That’s how that works?!!” moments. One I remember especially clearly was when I learned about scurvy: Scurvy ...