Mar 31, 2025
Psychotherapist and author Margo Lowy discusses her article, "Maternal ambivalence: the side of motherhood no one talks about." She explores the often unspoken emotional complexities of motherhood, where love and frustration coexist. Margo delves into the concept of maternal ambivalence, a term that acknowledges...
Mar 30, 2025
Emergency physician W. Frank Peacock discusses his article, "What if a doctor didn't wash their hands between patients?" He explores the critical role of hand hygiene in preventing hospital-acquired infections while exposing a major gap in infection control: unwashed stethoscopes. Frank highlights how stethoscopes,...
Mar 29, 2025
Family physician Pamela Buchanan discusses her article, "Why diversity in medicine saves lives." Pamela shares powerful stories from her career, like adjusting a biracial child's treatment for a scalp infection and saving a Black woman with sickle cell disease from misdiagnosis, to illustrate how diversity enhances...
Mar 28, 2025
Pediatrician Derek W. Moss discusses his article, "How natural disasters reveal resilience and the power of community." Derek reflects on the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which flooded his Hendersonville Pediatrics practice and devastated his North Carolina community, drawing parallels to the Los Angeles fires. He...
Mar 27, 2025
Pediatric neurologist Paige Kalika discusses her article, "Learning the language of medicine: from student to fluent physician." Paige compares mastering medicine to learning a language, from grasping basic vocabulary like anatomy to becoming conversational during clinical rotations and fluent in residency. She...