DoctorMama

Update: TH is reading all of your comments with interest and gratitude. They are surprisingly (to me) consistent. You are right: it is easie...

The excuse: the last little while has been crazy with nonstop work (including rounding and taking 24 hour calls this past weekend and 2 big ...

I have a pretty crappy track record when it comes to choosing men. (First off, I have mostly let them choose me, and there’s an error in jud...

I have a friend whose father, a really smart, successful, funny guy, was also kind of an asshole. He was arrogant, negative, selfish, and pr...

I’m quite pleased that so many of you are still out there running while the winds of winter snatch at your snatches*. However. Unless yo...

I’m not sure if anyone else will find this as funny as I do, but this is the Christmas email my mother received from her sister. My aunt has...

How to Sleep Better Without Pills This is by request. A disclaimer: I don’t think there’s anything wrong with taking over-the-counter slee...

I’ve been neglecting you. To make up for it, I’ve prepared a real treat for you: a whole bunch of helpful hints and ingenious solutions to p...

I have a rule of thumb for injuries/pain and running. To wit: if running doesn’t make something worse, go ahead and run. I am at baseline...

Elle, a new Emergency Medicine resident, recently asked me the following: Please, can you tell me any advice to continue running during resi...

What, really, is the point of having a sibling? The other day I got a question I hadn’t heard in awhile: “Are you related to [semi-famous a...

When is one too old to run in just a jogging bra and shorts? A. If you have to ask, you're probably too old. B. Never! Rock on, Grandma....

I have a really good idea on how to make the world a better place: pass a law that car horns can only do a little short beep like the beep s...

HB will be turning five soon. This is the place where every other parent on the planet adds, How did that happen? They say it goes fast, but...

Who knew that men’s legwear was such an organized movement? Not I, for one. The pro-men’s legwear contingent will be happy to hear that we g...