Over my twenty-five-year medical career, the route by which people are admitted to the hospital for an overnight stay has subtly evolved in ways that most patients (and even many doctors) may not... Read more >>

In almost every article that I wrote, I’ve said that I am a fool. I certainly was when it came to Deep Vein Thrombosis. Three and a half years ago, one day I fell off my bike, on my left leg.... Read more >>

When you have six children, aged three to eleven, you have to accept the reality that most of the time whatever you are doing would seem completely insane to most other people. To say that a family... Read more >>

In most hospitals, health care provides additional services such as, children’s programs, substance abuse, and twenty-four-hour free nurse help-lines Most modern urban emergency rooms handle... Read more >>

This story contains mature or graphic content. After I was helped up by the nice police man, he said, “Do you have any clothes you could put on?” I nodded. He held my hand as we went... Read more >>

I’ve been to see my new surgeon, his name is Dr. Schlesinger. He runs a weight-loss clinic with another doctor, but that’s not why I’m going to him. I first met Dr. Schlesinger in... Read more >>

Perhaps the most sexually adventurous woman I had ever dated was “D.” We dated for several years. Her adventurous spirit kept me interested which is why I dated her for so long. On July... Read more >>

I took my wife to the ER to get her knee looked at a couple of Saturdays ago. It was swollen badly and she was in a lot of pain. I didn’t want to go. The football game had just started. I had... Read more >>

I have always hated going to the doctor. I’m afraid of doctors. The only reason I will make a doctor’s appointment is because I think I’m going to die (probably in the next... Read more >>

Fifteen minutes before dinner, my daughter locks eyes with me and reenacts a silent-film starlet’s series of intense emotions. Her eyes are screaming, “Mommy, Mommy, the train is coming!... Read more >>