Cancer: it’s the only disease, ever, end of story.

Kevin, MD has a guest post titled On the day we cure cancer by one Dr. Salwitz, an oncologist. It is a tremendously obtuse exercise in daydreaming, as if cancer were the only disease that anybody ever gets. When I took down my blog last year, I went back and read through most of the [...]

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Fri, April 27 2012 » Uncategorized » No Comments

The clinical and the social

I think themes for Grand Rounds is a bad idea, but Edwin Leap’s question – “What would you like to say to future physicians?” – is one I have thought about prior. So, imagine you are a graduating medical student, and I am your fabulously well-paid commencement speaker*: Hello Class of [insert year]. Congratulations on [...]

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Sun, June 28 2009 » Uncategorized » 4 Comments