Doctors often spend more time in front of a computer than in front of the patient. How to get your doctor to pay attention.

When the Healthcare System Lets You Down Several years ago a promising baseball pitcher in his twenties was destined for stardom.  He had...

On a miserably cold, gray, and blustery Tuesday afternoon, a block of time miraculously appeared in my schedule when two Zoom calls were...

No one has a greater stake in your healthcare than you do.

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Once upon a time a gas station was called a filling station. These were mom-and-pop operations scattered throughout communities and...

Dr. Edward Creagan spent four decades at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, working as a cancer specialist and then helping to develop the...

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The letter arrived out of the blue like a notice from the IRS about an upcoming audit. The letter went something like this: Dear Valued...

It really does not take much to make a difference in someone’s day, in someone’s life. Let me explain. About twenty years ago an...

I had the great privilege to address an audience of a thousand residents from my community who have been participating in a decade-long...

We can become numb by the relentless news cycle that can focus on the negative. But every once in a while, a brief sentence can change...

Jerry Maguire was a brash sports agent representing a player for the Arizona Cardinals, wide receiver Rod Tidwell, who demanded a lavish...

Our primitive ancestors survived on the blistering savannas of Africa by recognizing the importance of rituals and routines. They...

Although most of us live in a digitally connected world, on some occasions the input of an actual human is important. I discovered some...

Medicine is complex. The body of medical information doubles approximately every 72 days. Surgical procedures now routinely performed in...

The phone call was completely unexpected. A colleague with whom I had trained was in town for the evaluation of a potentially serious...

Not too many decades ago, in the history of medicine, healthcare providers were culled from the ranks of the clergy. These practitioners,...

Once upon a time the term GOAT was a term of derision to describe someone who underperformed under pressure. The player who fumbles the...

Almost 100 years ago, Harvard University enrolled several hundred individuals in a long-term study of why some people live longer than...