Compassion Fatigue

For today’s sanity saver, we offer up a short list of things that make medicine feel worthwhile on days when it doesn’t always.

Dr. Hyewon Hyun, radiologist and nuclear medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston—with a personal interest in art—realized there were similarities between her examinations of medical imaging and fine art.

Dr. Melanie Bechard, an emergency pediatric specialist, shares her story about how yoga changed the way that she lives her life as a doctor.

After working overtime without much time off since the beginning of the pandemic, nurse Agathe Vezina said the latest measure feels like a slap to healthcare employees.

Second-year medical student Emma Anderson gives us tips on self care for both during and after medical school.

Dr. Ginevra Mills, a reproductive specialist, tells us why self care matters particularly for physicians compared to other professions.

As the pandemic drags on into its third (!!!) year, here are a few lessons learned that have helped me to not just cope, but thrive

Medicine needs three things to survive, argues Dr. Shawn Whatley: civility, logic and free speech.