Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 2/19/2026
Beginnings and endings
Lessons on letting go of the past, investing in the present, and why I’m signing up for hip-hop classes while I still can. - 2/1/2026
The power of half-assing it
Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes discusses how she learned to give herself grace when the circumstances call for cutting corners. - 1/18/2026
The dildo of consequences
Medicine is weird because we actively save people from crises. But what about the efforts to prevent the crisis in the first place? - 11/20/2025
How to give bad news in 2025
Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes shares some tips on how to be the bearer of bad news. - 11/13/2025
O Quebec
Quebec doctors, how are you doing? I understand if you refuse to speak out because you'll be targeted afterward. However, I hear that so many of you applied for a New Brunswick medical license that the website crashed. - 11/12/2025
Prescribing (yourself) rest
I'm sleeping, nestled in my soft duvet, on a Saturday morning in June. No school, no activities. Just this. So deep a sleep I'm not even dreaming. So deep I don't hear footsteps. - 10/1/2025
You should brag
Physicians are socialized to be humble. We’re shamed for pride, especially as an individual. But who, exactly, does this serve? Physician pay keeps eroding while the cost of living—and patient anger—rises. - 9/22/2025
Lawsuits
A lawsuit re-enactment shows how trying to protect nurses—or please patients—can cloud judgment and put doctors at risk. - 8/26/2025
In praise of age
A lot of the time, we get told we don’t matter. Seniors are too old, guys are useless, women are lesser, children are fools. - 8/11/2025
When patients insult your pregnancy
What do you say when a patient suggests you're abandoning them because you'll be taking time off after giving birth? I've got some ideas, some sassy, some serious.
