Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 6/14/2026
Diagnosis: Not as successful as I want to be. Midlife crisis time?
I never thought I'd hit a midlife crisis. I'm a happy person. But the last half year has been roooooooough. - 6/14/2026
Dr. Tradwife
Don't you wish we could turn back the clock, marry a billionaire, and never have to deal with night shifts, school debts, and privileged patients? - 5/20/2026
Happy Doctors’ Day! (I guess!)
I can’t say I’ve met any physician who seems super excited about Doctor’s Day. I got two texts—from nurses! - 3/26/2026
The dumb doctor
Mistakes are inevitable when practicing medicine, but Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes writes that physicians should learn to give themselves more grace, as the profession is often held to impossible standards. - 3/22/2026
Ensh*ttification
Band-Aid solutions won't fix our healthcare system and will only lead to a further degradation of quality, Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes argues. - 3/16/2026
My mother and taro cake
My mom is learning to walk again, with a walker. And I'm grieving. - 3/14/2026
Quiet heroes
Every day, we meet quiet heroes, Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes writes, and sometimes, all it takes is a simple acknowledgement of thanks. - 2/24/2026
Pain
Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes reflects on her experience dealing with physical pain, from the sleepless nights to the disruption of routine. - 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.
