Being seen in the worst of times
Sometimes toughing it out is a terrible idea—and it takes things truly falling apart before we admit we need help.
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12/9/2025
A Christmas story in L&D
Being Jewish I have always worked on Christmas. Having no family obligations, I always have fun at the parties people put on in the hospital. When I worked emergency, I always preferred the people suffering from indigestion and loneliness who showed up at Christmastime to the obnoxious drunks and driving disasters of New Years Eve.
10/6/2025
One day of sunshine
With her class reunion coming up, Dr. Perle Feldman reflects on a study session she remembers from her medical school days which as held particular significance ever since.
9/3/2025
The fat lady speaks: Obesity has almost killed me several times but not how you might think
The stigma attached to being a fat doctor is huge. As a resident, supervisors would comment disparagingly about my weight. Once when I was seven months pregnant, the chief of the department commented that I was letting myself go.
